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5.3A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation.
Released: 1959-12-01111 minDir: Val GuestComedy, Music
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Cast
- Laurence Harvey as Johnny Jackson
- Sylvia Syms as Maisie King
- Yolande Donlan as Dixie Collins
- Cliff Richard as Bert Rudge / Bongo Herbert
- Meier Tzelniker as Mayer
- Ambrosine Phillpotts as Lady Rosemary
Themes
- london, england
- rock 'n' roll
- pop star
- nightclub
- based on play or musical
- promoter
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Val Guest
- Screenwriter
- Wolf Mankowitz
- Cast member
- Martin Miller
- Composer
- Monty Norman
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- John Laurence Wilcox
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 120
- FilmAffinity ID
- 951234
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1959-01-01
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Bill Lenny
- title
- Expresso Bongo
- color
- black-and-white
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