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6.5When the leading lady of a low-budget musical revue sprains her ankle, the assistant stage manager is forced to understudy and perform in her place.
Released: 1971-12-16137 minDir: Ken RussellMusic, Comedy, RomanceBudget: $2.3MBox office: $3.0M
Cast
- Twiggy as Polly
- Christopher Gable as Tony
- Max Adrian as Max
- Bryan Pringle as Percy
- Murray Melvin as Alphonse
- Moyra Fraser as Mme. Dubonnet
Themes
- musical
- fantasy sequence
- stage manager
- theatre company
- 1920s
- wonder
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Ken Russell
- Screenwriter
- Sandy Wilson
- Cast member
- Murray Melvin
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Producer
- Ken Russell
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- David Watkin
- Duration
- 137
- FilmAffinity ID
- 570966
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1974-05-03
- title
- The Boy Friend
- production designer
- Tony Walton
- distributed by
- EMI Films
- costume designer
- Shirley Ann Russell
- review score
- 88%
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