The Knack... and How to Get It
“Some have it, some don't.”
1965•1h 25m•6.0•Released
ComedyRomance
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.
Director
Richard Lester
Writer
Charles Wood
Languages
English
Studio
Woodfall Film Productions
Cast
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)
Production
Company
Woodfall Film Productions
Producer
Oscar Lewenstein
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