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'''''The Knack …and How to Get It''''' is a 1965 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Richard Lester]] and starring [[Rita Tushingham]], [[Ray Brooks (actor)|Ray Brooks]], [[Michael Crawford]], and [[Donal Donnelly]]. The screenplay by [[Charles Wood (playwright)|Charles Wood]] is based on a play of the same name by [[Ann Jellicoe]]. The film is considered emblematic of the [[Swinging Sixties|Swinging London]] cultural phenomenon.

The film premiered in-competition at the [[1965 Cannes Film Festival]], and won the [[Palme d'Or]] and the Technical Grand Prize. At the [[19th British Academy Film Awards]], the film was nominated in six categories, including [[BAFTA Award for Best Film]] and [[BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film|Outstanding British Film]]. Rita Tushingham was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]], and the film was nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best English-Language Foreign Film|Best English-Language Foreign Film]].

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