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Expresso Bongo (1959)
Director: Val Guest
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
An adaptation of Wolf Mankowitz's 1958 showbiz musical, bristling with period flavour, from the cast's brylcreemed coiffures and snazzy ties to the presence of Gilbert Harding playing himself. More surprisingly, it also bristles with energy and wit, and even survives the presence of the 19-year-old Cliff Richard as the bongo-thumping boy pushed up to stardom by Harvey's impeccably smarmy agent. The result is probably Britain's most abrasive and entertaining film musical.Author: GB
Cast & crew
Director: Val Guest
Producer: Val Guest
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Cliff Richard, Sylvia Syms, Yolande Donlan, Kenneth Griffith, Meier Tzelniker, Hermione Baddeley, Wilfrid Lawson full cast
Genre(s): Musicals
Duration: 111 mins
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