The Knack... and How to Get It
Some have it, Some Don't.
1965 | 85m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Richard Lester |
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| Writer: | Charles Wood |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 03, 1965 |
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| Director: | Richard Lester |
| Writer: | Charles Wood |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | london, england, womanizer, landlord, black and white |
| Production Companies | Woodfall Film Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Rita Tushingham | Nancy Jones |
| Ray Brooks | Tolen |
| Michael Crawford | Colin |
| Donal Donnelly | Tom |
| William Dexter | Dress Shop Owner |
| Charles Dyer | Man in Photo Booth |
| Margot Thomas | Female Teacher |
| John Bluthal | Angry Father |
| Wensley Pithey | Teacher |
| Frank Sieman | Surveyor |
| Bruce Lacey | Surveyor's Asst. |
| Peter Copley | Picture Owner |
| Timothy Bateson | Junkyard Owner |
| Dandy Nichols | Tom's Landlady |
| Jane Birkin | Girl on Motorbike (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Bisset | Extra (uncredited) |
| Pattie Boyd | Girl Perfuming Ankle (uncredited) |
| Eve Eden | Eve (uncredited) |
| Julian Holloway | Guardsman (uncredited) |
| Charlotte Rampling | Water Skier (uncredited) |
| Lucille Soong | Girl in Sauna (uncredited) |
| Wanda Ventham | Gym Mistress (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Farrington | Guardsman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Antony Gibbs | Editor |
| Assheton Gorton | Art Direction |
| Barbara Gillett | Wardrobe Master |
| Alan Hall | Camera Operator |
| Paul Lee Lander | Casting |
| Jocelyn Rickards | Costume Design |
| Betty Sherriff | Hairstylist |
| Freddie Williamson | Makeup Artist |
| Roy Millichip | Assistant Director |
| Terry Apsey | Construction Manager |
| John Leuenberger | Property Master |
| Richard Bird | Sound Recordist |
| Don Challis | Sound Editor |
| Jack Dooley | Still Photographer |
| Jane Buck | Continuity |
| Ann Jellicoe | Theatre Play |
| Charles Wood | Screenplay |
| David Watkin | Director of Photography |
| John Barry | Original Music Composer |
| Richard Lester | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Oscar Lewenstein | Producer |
| Leigh Aman | Executive Producer |
| Michael Deeley | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Film Festival | Best Director | Richard Lester | Won |
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