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Bookmark this pageThe Boy Friend (1971)
Director: Ken Russell
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Sandy Wilson's delightfully lightweight musical is given the unnecessary avoirdupois that seems unavoidable with Russell. Some things work beautifully: Tommy Tune's deliriously leggy Charleston, the bathing beauty inanities of 'Sur la Plage', almost everything Twiggy does as the wide-eyed ingenue. But there are also some bloated Busby Berkeley pastiches which clash horribly with Wilson's mock-'20s score. Consistency was never Russell's strong point.Author: TM
Cast & crew
Director: Ken Russell
Producer: Ken Russell
Cast: Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Barbara Windsor, Moyra Fraser, Bryan Pringle, Max Adrian, Catherine Wilmer, Vladek Sheybal, Tommy Tune, Glenda Jackson full cast
Genre(s): Musicals
Duration: 125 mins
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