Cliff richard stars as bongo herbert, yes, bongo herbert. Director val guests 1959 british drama stars laurence harvey, cliff richard, sylvia syms, yolande donlan, hermione baddeley, susan hampshire and avis bunnage. Bluray video quality expresso bongo 1959 has been brought to you via the british film institute, with two versions of the film and has been presented with a new 1080p hd master made from a 2k scan from the original 35mm camera negative, that has been on loan to the bfi from cohen media in its original aspect ratio of 2. Founder kate blewett is one of the uks most awarded documentary film makers who has made campaigning documentaries both in the uk and across the world that have addressed the plight of. Le film expresso bongo 1959 vostfr admin 20170502t17. Hd aux frontieres des indes 1959 film complet en francais. When he picks up amateur singer and bongo player cliff richard in a soho espresso bar, he uses a little bit of luck and tons of chutzpah to transform the kid into a. Feb 05, 2017 nice little trailer featuring cliff and friendscliffs move it and johnny kidd and the pirates have the two finest brit singles of the 50s. Rent expresso bongo 1959 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Slick talent agent johnny jackson sets his sights on bert rudge, a skilled singer and bongo player he discovers in a seedy coffeehouse. Voir en expresso bongo 1959 vf gratuit film complet.
Dixie hears of bongos 5050 deal with johnny, and passes this information to mayer. Expresso bongo also has many uncredited appearances by established character players, such as wilfrid lawson as bongos drunken dad, who delivers a hilarious, scenestealing performance. Kinetic pictures, matador film et git produkcja musique. At once joyous fluff and sharp satire, it skewers everything from teen dance crazes to bbc documentaries to the career of its star. Title expresso bongo year 1959 distributors val guest prods ltd classified dates 2210 1959 submitted run time 110m 55s bbfc reference aff011106. Theatre royal, nottingham 24 march, 1958 saville theatre 23 april, 1959 316 perfs story. There is cliff, and there are pensionable teenagers, but at its core this gem of a movie is a rapierlike satire on. Lyrics by julian more, monty norman and david heneker. Virgin records passed on their option to release this. A fasttalking wouldbe pop impresario leads a pageant of sleazy characters hoping to cash in on fresh talent in the 1959 british film expresso bongo, now available in the u. Expresso bongo is a 1958 west end musical and a satire of the music industry. Rudge stands little chance in the music business but is propelled to major stardom after being discovered in an expresso coffee shop by sleazy soho agent johnny laurence harvey.
Hes glib and hes flashy, a bluffer with a ready talent for the quick doublecross. I particularly like the clip featured here, and the one featuring the shadows playing bongo blues. Johnny jackson laurence harvey, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager bert rudge cliff richard singing in a coffee house. Expresso bongo v 1959 film complet streaming vf vostfr. Directors val guest cast includes cliff richard, laurence harvey, sylvia syms, yolande donlan, meier tzelniker, gilbert harding. Writer wolf mankowitz even makes an appearance as a sandwichboard man to proclaim the end is at hand just before the film concludes. A bit dated, but that almost adds to the interest of the film.
Cult movie fans may be most surprised to see this was directed by genrehopping filmmaker val guest, who was best known to this point by directing such hammer films as the quatermass xperiment, enemy from space, and the abominable snowman. The deal they cut, however, is highly exploitative of the young singer, and their. Cliff richard and the shadows expresso bongo columbia uk. While most hit 1950s broadway musicals were filmed, british ones fared much worse. Expresso bongo 1959 johnny jackson played by laurence harvey is a small time hustler with charm and wit looking for a big break to get rich quick. Cliff richard and the shadows expresso bongo 1960, vinyl. It still amazes me that cliff richard, one of the most famous rock stars in great britain and other areas of the world, is practically unknown in the u. It is adapted from the stage musical of the same name, which was first produced on the stage at the saville theatre, london, on 23 april 1958.
May 02, 2017 le film expresso bongo 1959 vostfr admin 20170502t17. The production starred paul scofield with hy hazell, millicent martin and james kenney. Its book was written by wolf mankowitz and julian more, with music by david heneker and monty norman, also the colyricist with julian more. Espresso bongo is the second studio album released by mental as anything. Where cliff richard stars as a english elvis, who is discovered by the quicktalking laurence harvey and set on his path to stardom. Fortunately, the val guestdirected expresso bongo 1959 offers little of this. Cohen film collection introduces this fifties british classic, a fastpaced story set in the cutthroat world of pop music, starring laurence harvey and. Hard to belive this is only a few years before the beatles changed everything. Looking forward to playing a few gigs for our fans soon and adding some new people, too. Expresso bongo british board of film classification.
Expresso bongo 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Film aux frontieres des indes film complet en francais 1959 revenu. Expresso bongo 1959 wolf mankowitz in expresso bongo 1959 expresso bongo 1959. Expresso bongo is an unusual film, falling somewhere between west end musical and satiric showbusiness film.
Feb 01, 2017 johnny jackson laurence harvey, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager bert rudge cliff richard singing in a coffee house. To obtain this category cuts were required but the details are not available. Despite berts protestation that he really is only interested in playing bongos, johnny starts him on the road to stardom. Johnny jackson, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager bert rudge singing in a coffee house.
Val guests 1959 londonshot brit beat classic charts the fortunes of aspiring musician bert rudge cliff richard. Bongo becomes a pop culture sensation, of course, but johnnys hubris eventually proves to be his undoing. Dixie hears of bongo s 5050 deal with johnny, and passes this information to mayer. Good record of the life and times at a milestone in cultural history, as a film, mostly harmless. In this 1959 film version some elements of satire remain, but are overshadowed by an attempt to provide a vehicle for the talents of cliff richard. Sleazy london agent laurence harvey turns soho bongo player cliff richard into teen idol. Vinyl 7 cliff richard and the shadows expresso bongo 1960, vinyl. Find movie and film cast and crew information for expresso bongo 1960 val guest on allmovie. In this witty musicbusiness satire, johnny jackson laurence harvey is a talent agent down on his luck who thinks his tide may. Theatre royal, nottingham 24 march, 1958 saville theatre 23. Expresso bongo 1960 val guest cast and crew allmovie.
That chap on the left in the thumbnail also features in serious charge, cliffs first film. Bongo is also a hit with the young debutante set, who visit his dressing room. Bongo films is an independent tv and video production company that makes films that address a wide spectrum of issues but with a special focus on children. Expresso bongo regarder film complet streaming en francais expresso bongo regarder des films avec soustitres francais gratuitement. Rent expresso bongo 1959 starring laurence harvey and cliff richard on dvd and bluray. Equally liked and disliked by the folks in soho, from the bar owners to the strip club gals, he discovers a kid singing and playing bongos in a coffee house that gets the kids up and dance. Voir expresso bongo 1959 en streaming complet streamvoir. Expresso bongo was originally a stage play, a satire on the music business. Expresso bongo 1959 jouer en streaming film chrono.
Changing rudges name to bongo herbert, jackson exploits his new client every way he can. For the film of expresso bongo 1959, only two of the seventeen numbers remained, and more commercial songs were added to promote cliff richard presenting a time capsule of the exploitative aspects of britains 1958 pop music business, bongo is set in and around. It was first produced on the stage at the saville theatre, london, on 23 april 1958. In this 1959 film version some elements of satire remain, but are overshadowed by an attempt to. This fifties british classic is a fastpaced story about a cheap, opportunistic soho talent agent harvey who always looks for the quick buck.
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