Expresso bongo, a 1958 west end musical and a 1959 film, was a satire of the music industry. On the set of the film expresso bongo, left to right, laurence. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Theatre royal, nottingham 24 march, 1958 saville theatre 23. Vinyl 7 cliff richard and the shadows expresso bongo 1960, vinyl. English singer cliff richard performing with the shadows in expresso bongo, directed by val guest, 1959. Rent expresso bongo 1959 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Expresso bongo 1959 johnny jackson played by laurence harvey is a small time hustler with charm and wit looking for a big break to get rich quick. Bluray video quality expresso bongo 1959 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. New disney liveaction, animation, pixar, marvel, 20th century, and searchlight. Expresso bongo british board of film classification. Equally liked and disliked by the folks in soho, from the bar owners to the strip club gals, he discovers a kid singing and playing bongos in a coffee house that gets the kids up and dance. Expresso bongo 1959 val guest, laurence harvey, sylvia syms. With laurence harvey, sylvia syms, yolande donlan, cliff richard.
Bruce welch, cliff richard, jet harris 1939 2011 and hank marvin. Cliff richard and the shadows during the filming of. Johnny is always on, spewing a seemingly neverending sales pitch. Sleazy london agent laurence harvey turns soho bongo player cliff richard into teen idol. Cult movie fans may be most surprised to see this was directed by genrehopping filmmaker val guest, who was best known to this point by directing such hammer films as the quatermass xperiment, enemy from space, and the abominable snowman. It is adapted from the stage musical of the same name, which was first produced on the. On the set of the film expresso bongo, left to right, laurence harvey,yolande donlan and cliff richard, 27th july 1959. Photo by john prattkeystone featureshulton archivegetty images. Virgin records passed on their option to release this. Cliff richards expresso bongo dvd madman entertainment. Uk, 1959 bmemmj from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.
It was then filmed by val guest in 1959 with cliff richard in a version scripted by mankowitz which eased off on the satire and emphasized the music, written by monty. Expresso bongo is very much a product of its time, which fact may limit its appeal to most modern audiences. Fortunately, the val guestdirected expresso bongo 1959 offers little of this. Its book was written by wolf mankowitz and julian more, with music by david heneker and monty norman, also the colyricist with julian more. Cliff richard performs the song love which was composed by norrie paramor and bunny lewis. Expresso bongo 1959 sylvia syms, laurence harvey exbg 009p bkctta from alamys library of millions of high.
First released in 1959, just one year after laurence harveys success in room at the top, expresso bongo gives us harvey as an unscrupulous music agent named johnny jackson. Johnny jackson, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager bert. Looking forward to playing a few gigs for our fans soon and adding some new people, too. It was first produced on the stage at the saville theatre, london, on 23 april 1958. Bongo becomes a pop culture sensation, of course, but johnnys hubris eventually proves to be his undoing. From the film expresso bongo, 1959 directed by val guest. The production starred paul scofield with hy hazell, millicent martin and james. Richard stars as a rock n roll singer by the name of bongo herbert. Expresso bongo 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. So the answer is that it made no difference at all as chart eligibility rules were different, and sales had already peaked. Rent expresso bongo 1959 starring laurence harvey and cliff richard on dvd and bluray.
In this witty musicbusiness satire, johnny jackson laurence harvey is a talent agent down on his luck who thinks his tide may have turned. Good record of the life and times at a milestone in cultural history, as a film, mostly harmless. 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 in the film, cliff richard and the shadows made their second. Title expresso bongo year 1959 distributors val guest prods ltd classified dates 22101959 submitted run time 110m 55s bbfc reference aff011106.
Watch 1959 online free movie25 watch the video, get the download or listen to marillion waterhole expresso bongo for free. It was first produced on the stage at the saville theatre, london on 23 april 1958. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Directors val guest cast includes cliff richard, laurence harvey, sylvia syms, yolande donlan, meier tzelniker, gilbert harding. Changing rudges name to bongo herbert, jackson exploits his new client every way he can. Later that same year, he and the shadows were all seen in the comedydrama expresso bongo, essentially playing dramatizations of themselves. There is cliff, and there are pensionable teenagers, but at its core this gem of a movie is a rapierlike satire on. Sylvia syms plays bongos, with cliff richard on guitar and laurence harvey 1928 1973 on drums during the making of expresso bongo, directed by val guest and made at shepperton studios. Expresso bongo 1959 laurence harvey exbg 010p bkcttb from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. Cliff richard and the shadows during the filming of expresso bongo, photo harry hammond. For the film of expresso bongo 1959, only two of the seventeen numbers remained, and more commercial songs were added to promote cliff richard presenting a time capsule of the exploitative aspects of britains 1958 pop music business, bongo is set in and around. A sequence from expresso bongo, with laurence harvey, sylvia syms, cliff richard and the real life gilbert harding. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms.
A fasttalking wouldbe pop impresario leads a pageant of sleazy characters hoping to cash in on fresh talent in the 1959 british film expresso bongo, now available in the u. Lyrics by julian more, monty norman and david heneker. At once joyous fluff and sharp satire, it skewers everything from teen dance crazes to bbc documentaries to the career of its star. Espresso bongo is the second studio album released by mental as anything. 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. Slick talent agent johnny jackson sets his sights on bert rudge, a skilled singer and bongo player he discovers in a seedy coffeehouse. Waterhole expresso bongo appears on the album misplaced childhood. Johnny jackson, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager bert rudge singing in a coffee house. Val guests 1959 londonshot brit beat classic charts the fortunes of aspiring musician bert rudge cliff richard. 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. The production starred paul scofield with hy hazell, millicent martin and james kenney. While most hit 1950s broadway musicals were filmed, british ones fared much worse. Despite berts protestation that he really is only interested in playing bongos, johnny starts him on the road to stardom.
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