Vinyl 7 cliff richard and the shadows expresso bongo 1960, vinyl discogs. Thats largely because its most familiar from a 1962 rerelease that stripped out a lot of the songs, rendered the burlesque scenes a lot tamer and refashioned it as more of a star. Rent expresso bongo 1959 starring laurence harvey and cliff richard on dvd and bluray. The movie is great, because, unlike the elvis outings that were all fluff and no substance, this movie, guided by the talents of lawrence harvey, tells the story of the rise of a rock star and the pr that creates a totally different personality and background for the star than what is their. One of the best british rock and roll films of the fifties. A seedy london promoter turns a naive, workingclass teenager into a pop singing sensation.
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. Cliff richard is discovered singing in a coffee bar. Black and white and a lot of my favourit songs bring back a. Looking forward to playing a few gigs for our fans soon and adding some new people, too. Johnny jackson, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager bert rudge singing in a coffee house.
Cliff richard has been a byword for safe, unthreatening, christian pop for generations now, so much so that its. Download expresso bongo 1959 brrip xvid mp3xvid softarchive. In this witty musicbusiness satire, johnny jackson laurence harvey is a talent agent down on his luck who thinks his tide may have turned. Expresso bongo british board of film classification. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. For the film of expresso bongo 1959, only two of the seventeen numbers. Wolf mankowitz based on expresso bongo by, julian more based on expresso bongo by 1.
With bongos ascension in popularity, harveys character becomes more and more controlling. In quick succession rudge changes his name to bongo herbert, gets a record deal and strikes up a. A twobit promoter launches a teenage bongo playin singer to super pop stardom. Expresso bongo 1960 val guest cast and crew allmovie. The production starred paul scofield with hy hazell, millicent martin and james kenney.
Compared are the 1962 rerelease version and the theatrical version from 1959. Former musician and full time crookmanager johnny jackson discover bongo and singing talent bert rudge at some bar. 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. Sleazy london agent laurence harvey turns soho bongo player cliff richard into teen idol. It was first produced on the stage at the saville theatre, london, on 23 april 1958. Rent expresso bongo 1959 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Expresso bongo 2007 a talent agent named johnny jackson laurence harvey tries to resurrect his flagging career when he stumbles upon a talented young rock n roll musician, bert rudge cliff. At once joyous fluff and sharp satire, it skewers everything from teen dance crazes to bbc documentaries to the career of its star. Bluray and dvd full length expresso bongo 1959 theatrical of the 111 minutes premiere release of the original longer version of the film. Cliff richard performs the song love which was composed by norrie paramor. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. Includes musical performances, strip club, and nearnude scenes. Slick talent agent johnny jackson sets his sights on bert rudge, a skilled singer and bongo player he discovers in a seedy coffeehouse. Wolf mankowitz based on expresso bongo by, julian more based on.
Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Its book was written by wolf mankowitz and julian more, with music by david heneker and monty norman, also the colyricist with julian more. Cliff richard has allways been my favourit singer and person a guy to look ut too. Summer and smoke storm over the nile three men in a boat expresso bongo room at the top walk on the wild side silent enemy night and the caterpillar the magic christian the long the short and the tall romeo and juliet 1954 darling welcome to arrow beach i love,therefore i amby. Expresso bongo 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Find movie and film cast and crew information for expresso bongo 1960 val guest on allmovie.
Play all the world of suzie wong full moviesewiosadesabu buisadwjisada. Expresso bongo is a 1958 west end musical and a satire of the music industry. Laurence harvey, cliff richard, yolande donlan, sylvia syms. Expresso bongo rivals some of the best us rock n roll movies. See the full list of expresso bongo cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Despite berts protestation that he really is only interested in playing bongos, johnny starts him on the road to stardom. The traditional line is that expresso bongo the movie lacks the satirical edge of the original stage musical, but in truth the script is still gleefully spiky and more than snarky enough to. So the answer is that it made no difference at all as chart eligibility rules were different, and sales had already peaked.
Expresso bongo is a 1959 film satire of the music industry directed by val guest, shot in. With laurence harvey, sylvia syms, yolande donlan, cliff richard. Val guests 1959 londonshot brit beat classic charts the fortunes of aspiring musician bert rudge cliff richard. Director val guests 1959 british drama stars laurence harvey, cliff richard, sylvia syms, yolande donlan, hermione baddeley, susan hampshire and avis bunnage. Usa val guest the biggest private known exhibition of movie posters. 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. Directors val guest cast includes cliff richard, laurence harvey, sylvia syms, yolande donlan, meier tzelniker, gilbert harding. Surprisingly full of partial nudity, expresso bongo is a great snapshot of londons tin pan alley, with its shooting galleries, pinball machines, strip clubs, and espresso bars. In quick succession rudge changes his name to bongo herbert, gets a record deal and strikes up a relationship with an ageing american singing sensation. While most hit 1950s broadway musicals were filmed, british ones fared much worse. To obtain this category cuts were required but the details are not available. A bit dated, but that almost adds to the interest of the film.
Download expresso bongo 1959 brrip xvid mp3xvid or any other file from movies category. 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 in the film, cliff richard and the shadows made their second. 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. Im familiar with some of cliff richards later work in the movies but this film, being less about him and more about an upandcoming rock star, did not make full use. The deal they cut, however, is highly exploitative of the young singer, and their. Peter williamsperformed by laurence harvey the manchurian candidate i am camera domino the life. Cohen film collection in this fastpaced drama, opportunistic soho talent agent laurence harvey, always on the lookout for a fast buck, signs up a singer and bongo player pop star cliff richard and transforms him into. Cliff richard was at the height of his first wave of popularity as the british elvis when expresso bongo was. Read about the expresso bongo dvd and browse other dvd movies. Expresso bongo 1959 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
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