Hes glib and hes flashy, a bluffer with a ready talent for the quick. Expresso bongo is a 1958 west end musical and a satire of the music industry. Rent expresso bongo 1959 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. If you are interested, any information may be requested by sending us an email. Despite berts protestation that he really is only interested in playing bongos, johnny starts him on the road to stardom. Cohen film collection introduces this fifties british classic, a fastpaced story set in the cutthroat world of pop music, starring laurence harvey and teen idol.
Expresso bongo british board of film classification. Writer wolf mankowitz even makes an appearance as a sandwichboard man to proclaim the end is at hand just before the film. One of the best british rock n roll films of the 50s. 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 an international singing sensation. 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. Expresso bongo is a 1959 film satire of the music industry directed by val guest, shot in an uncredited dyaliscope and starring laurence harvey, cliff richard. He also made frankie howerd comedy the runaway bus, cliff richard musical expresso bongo, some of casino royale, when dinosaurs ruled the earth, 1970s sex comedies au pair girls and confessions of a window cleaner, and his last film, the cannon and ballstarring the boys in blue. It was first produced on the stage at the saville theatre, london, on 23 april 1958. Looking forward to playing a few gigs for our fans soon and adding some new people, too. Its authors knew well both the east end and soho backgrounds of which they were writing and the music world in which much of their story was set. Bluray video quality expresso bongo 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. Good record of the life and times at a milestone in cultural history, as a film, mostly harmless.
Feb 01, 2017 johnny jackson laurence harvey, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager bert rudge cliff richard singing in a coffee house. When the taxis gather in mock solemnity funeral hearses court the death of virginity was it paradise. Espresso bongo is the second studio album released by mental as anything. Founder kate blewett is one of the uks most awarded documentary film.
To obtain this category cuts were required but the details are not available. 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. Johnny jackson, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager bert rudge singing in a coffee house. A seedy london promoter turns a naive, workingclass teenager into a pop singing sensation. Cliff richard performs the song love which was composed by norrie paramor and. Wij en onze partners gebruiken verschillende technologieen op onze website, zoals cookies om inhoud en advertenties te. Where cliff richard stars as a english elvis, who is discovered by the quicktalking laurence harvey and set on his path to stardom. Feb 05, 2018 from the film expresso bongo, 1959 directed by val guest.
The deal they cut, however, is highly exploitative of the young singer, and their. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted. I particularly like the clip featured here, and the one featuring the shadows playing bongo blues. Expresso bongo is a 1959 film satire of the music industry directed by val guest, shot in an uncredited dyaliscope and starring laurence harvey, cliff richard, and yolande donlan.
Their 30year career is marked by two distinctive phases. 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. Marillion are a rock band formed in aylesbury, england. Val guest may not have a name that rivals carol reeds or alfred hitchcocks in terms of its public recognition factor, but wherever you look in the history of british cinema from the 1930s to the end of the 1970s, this versatile former theatre actortur. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Cliff richard performs the song love which was composed by norrie paramor and bunny lewis. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. This fifties british classic is a fastpaced story about a cheap, opportunistic soho talent agent harvey who always looks for the quick buck. 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. Baixar filme expresso bongo hd completo, assistir filme expresso bongo legendado, baixar filme expresso bongo em portugues, baixar filme expresso bongo, assistir filme expresso bongo hd completo. Hes glib and hes flashy, a bluffer with a ready talent for the quick doublecross. Cliff richard was at the height of his first wave of popularity as the british elvis when expresso bongo was released, leading to a great deal of speculation about how closely it mirrored his. With laurence harvey, sylvia syms, yolande donlan, cliff richard.
Rent expresso bongo 1959 starring laurence harvey and cliff richard on dvd and bluray. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. Its authors knew well both the east end and soho backgrounds of which. Cliff richard and the shadows expresso bongo 1960, vinyl. Apr 11, 2014 bingo bongo film completo primo tempo con adriano celentano. 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. Expresso bongo is an unusual film, falling somewhere between west end musical and satiric showbusiness film. 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. Despite berts protestation that he really is only interested in.
The subsequent 1959 film version was directed by val guest and starred laurence harvey, cliff richard, and yolande donlan. 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. Director val guests 1959 british drama stars laurence harvey, cliff richard, sylvia syms, yolande donlan. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. From the film expresso bongo, 1959 directed by val guest. Dubbing him bongo herbert cliff richard, in a role the now knighted and. Johnny jackson laurence harvey, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager bert rudge cliff richard singing in a coffee house. Hard to belive this is only a few years before the beatles changed everything. 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. Val guest may not have a name that rivals carol reeds or alfred hitchcocks in terms of its public recognition factor, but wherever you look in the history of british. Expresso bongo 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. But there was a wonderful period in postwar england that the film business percolated a pun, and many wonderful small films of all varieties were made. Cast includes cliff richard, laurence harvey, sylvia syms, yolande donlan, meier tzelniker, gilbert harding. 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.
At once joyous fluff and sharp satire, it skewers everything from teen dance crazes to bbc documentaries to the career of its star. It is useful to indicate the cartel number to avoid confusion. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Bingo bongo film completo primo tempo con adriano celentano. Val guests 1959 londonshot brit beat classic charts the fortunes of aspiring musician bert rudge cliff richard. Wir haben noch keine beschreibung zu dem film expresso bongo. 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. Expresso bongo drums up cliff richard with a shot of satire. For the film of expresso bongo 1959, only two of the seventeen numbers remained, and more commercial songs were added to promote cliff richard. Expresso bongo es una pelicula dirigida por val guest con laurence harvey, sylvia syms. Bingo bongo film completo secondo tempo con adriano celentano.