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Film / 1965
The Knack... and How to Get It
Directed by
Richard Lester
A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can’t help but paint things white.
The story
A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can’t help but paint things white.
Cast
Rita TushinghamNancy Jones
Ray BrooksTolen
Michael CrawfordColin
Donal DonnellyTom
William DexterDress Shop Owner
Charles DyerMan in Photo Booth
Margot ThomasFemale Teacher
John BluthalAngry Father
Wensley PitheyTeacher
Frank SiemanSurveyor
Bruce LaceySurveyor's Asst.
Peter CopleyPicture Owner
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Timothy BatesonJunkyard Owner
Dandy NicholsTom's Landlady
Jane BirkinGirl on Motorbike (uncredited)
Jacqueline BissetExtra (uncredited)
Pattie BoydGirl Perfuming Ankle (uncredited)
Eve EdenEve (uncredited)
Julian HollowayGuardsman (uncredited)
Charlotte RamplingWater Skier (uncredited)
Lucille SoongGirl in Sauna (uncredited)
Wanda VenthamGym Mistress (uncredited)
Kenneth FarringtonGuardsman
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