Joseph Andrews
A lady's secrets. A servant's lust. A lover's betrayal.
1977 | 99m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Tony Richardson |
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| Writer: | Chris Bryant, Henry Fielding, Allan Scott |
| Staring: |
| Lady Booby alias 'Belle', the lively wife of the fat landed squire Sir Thomas Booby, has a lusty eye on the attractive, intelligent villager Joseph Andrews, a Latin pupil and protégé of parson Adams, and makes him their footman. Joseph's heart belongs to a country girl, foundling Fanny Goodwill, but his masters take him on a fashionable trip to Bath, where the spoiled society comes mainly to see and be seen, but drowns in the famous Roman baths. When the all but grieving lady finds Joseph's Christian virtue and true love resist her lusting passes just as well as the many ladies who fancy her footman, she fires the boy. He's found and nursed by an innkeeper's maid, which stirs lusts there, again besides his honorable conduct, but is found by the good parson. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 09, 1977 |
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| Director: | Tony Richardson |
| Writer: | Chris Bryant, Henry Fielding, Allan Scott |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, 18th century, bawdy |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Woodfall Film Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ann-Margret | Lady Booby alias "Belle" |
| Peter Firth | Joseph Andrews |
| Michael Hordern | Parson Adams |
| Beryl Reid | Mrs. Slipslop |
| Jim Dale | The pedlar |
| Natalie Ogle | Fanny Ogle |
| Peter Bull | Sir Thomas Booby |
| Kenneth Cranham | The Wicked Squire |
| Karen Dotrice | Pamela |
| James Villiers | Mr. Booby |
| Penelope Wilton | Mrs. Wilton |
| Bernard Bresslaw | Parson Trulliber |
| Norman Rossington | Gaffer Andrews |
| Patsy Rowlands | Gammer Andrews |
| Murray Melvin | Beau Didapper |
| Ronald Pickup | Mr. Wilson |
| Peggy Ashcroft | Lady Tattle |
| Pauline Jameson | Lady Tittle |
| Timothy West | Mr. Tow-Wouse |
| Wendy Craig | Mrs. Tow-Wouse |
| Vanessa Millard | Betty |
| John Gielgud | The Doctor |
| Hugh Griffith | Squire Western |
| Dan Meaden | Coach Driver |
| Gerald Cross | Lawyer in Coach |
| Jenny Runacre | The Gypsy |
| Patrick Durkin | Trotter |
| Jonathan Cecil | Fop One |
| Vernon Dobtcheff | Fop Two |
| Steven Berkoff | Greasy Fellow |
| Gawn Grainger | Scout |
| Chris Bryant | Wicked Squire's Steward |
| Helen Fraser | Mrs. Adams |
| Willoughby Goddard | Fourposter Innkeeper |
| Richard Goolden | Squire Western's Clerk |
| Del Henney | Didapper's Valet |
| Nigel Humphreys | Birdcatcher |
| Tim Pigott-Smith | Cornet |
| Brian Glover | Gaoler |
| Stefan Gates | Young Joseph |
| Shannon Skinner | Young Pamela |
| George Raistrick | Booby Steward |
| Declan Mulholland | Resurrectionist |
| Sandra Dorne | Whore in Traffic Jam |
| Ken Mason | Dancing Master |
| Timothy Bateson | Master of Hounds |
| Janet Webb | Fat Nun |
| Maggie Wright | First Nun |
| Michael Balfour | Ruffian |
| Robert Ashby | Ruffian |
| Kurt Christian | Gypsy |
| Gurdial Sira | Gypsy |
| Neil Fitzwiliam | Mr. Wilson's Companion |
| Ken Parry | Mr. Wilson's Companion |
| Henry Woolf | Mr. Wilson's Companion |
| Alfred Lynch | Postilion (as Alfie Lynch) |
| Bernard Bresslaw | Parson Trulliber (uncredited) |
| Carol Drinkwater | (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ian Whittaker | Set Dresser |
| Chris Bryant | Screenplay |
| Freddie Cooper | Camera Operator |
| Paul Wilson | Camera Operator |
| Bill Brodie | Art Direction |
| Ann Brodie | Makeup Artist |
| Susie Hill | Hairdresser |
| Patrick Wheatley | Costume Coordinator |
| Doreen Landry | Publicist |
| Keith Hamshere | Still Photographer |
| Jack Carter | Construction Manager |
| Philip Kohler | Location Manager |
| Jane Moscrop | Production Assistant |
| Alex Richards | Production Accountant |
| Peter Handford | Sound Recordist |
| Gerry Humphreys | Sound Mixer |
| Chris Greenham | Sound Editor |
| Thom Noble | Editor |
| Michael Annals | Costume Designer, Production Design |
| Roy Millichip | Production Supervisor |
| Tony Richardson | Director, Screenstory |
| Henry Fielding | Novel |
| Allan Scott | Screenplay, Lyricist |
| Andrew Grieve | First Assistant Director |
| John Addison | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| David Watkin | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Anna Cottle | Associate Producer |
| Neil Hartley | Producer |
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