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In England, the times are a changing: it's mods and rockers. On the day Nancy gets off the London train, cases in hand, looking for the YWCA, Colin has had enough of missing out on the sexual revolution. He begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal Tolen to teach him 'the knack' - how to score with women. Serendipitously, Colin and his new lodger Tom meet up with Nancy while Colin's buying a bed larger than Tolen's. The three hit it off, but their simple fun ends when Tolen meets Nancy. Colin is jealous but impotent, and Tolen both attracts and repels her. She swoons, wonders what happened, and cries 'rape.' Impish serendipity rubs against unsettling ambiguity.

Some have it, Some Don't.

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Starring: Rita Tushingham, Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford

Released: May 1, 1965

Runtime: 84.0

Popularity Rating: 1.299

Woodfall Film Productions

United Kingdom

Nancy Jones Rita Tushingham
Tolen Ray Brooks
Colin Michael Crawford
Dress Shop Owner William Dexter
Picture Owner Peter Copley
Teacher Wensley Pithey
Tom Donal Donnelly
Angry Father John Bluthal
Man in Photo Booth Charles Dyer
Girl on Motorbike (uncredited) Jane Birkin
Extra (uncredited) Jacqueline Bisset
Girl in Sauna (uncredited) Lucille Soong
Water Skier (uncredited) Charlotte Rampling
Guardsman (uncredited) Julian Holloway
Girl Perfuming Ankle Pattie Boyd
Guardsman Julian Holloway
Gym Mistress Wanda Ventham

Directing — Director: Richard Lester
Writing — Screenplay: Charles Wood
Writing — Theatre Play: Ann Jellicoe