The Boy Friend (1971)
2h 17m
Running Time
December 16, 1971Release Date
The Boy Friend (1971)
2h 17m
Running Time
December 16, 1971Release Date
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Plot.
The assistant stage manager of a small-time theatrical company is forced to understudy for the leading lady at a matinée performance at which an illustrious Hollywood director is in the audience scouting for actors to be in his latest "all-talking, all-dancing, all-singing" extravaganza.
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Cast & Crew.
Twiggy
Polly
Christopher Gable
Tony / Choreographer
Max Adrian
Max
Bryan Pringle
Percy
Murray Melvin
Alphonse
Moyra Fraser
Mme. Dubonnet
Georgina Hale
Fay
Sally Bryant
Nancy
Vladek Sheybal
De Thrill
Tommy Tune
Tommy
Brian Murphy
Peter
Graham Armitage
Michael
Sandy Wilson
Writer
Antonia Ellis
Maisie
Caryl Little
Dulcie
Anne Jameson
Mrs. Peter
Catherine Willmer
Catherine
Robert La'Bassiere
Chauffeur
Barbara Windsor
Hortense
Glenda Jackson
Rita Monroe
Imogen Claire
Dancer (uncredited)
Susan Claire
Dancer (uncredited)
Petra Siniawski
Dancer (uncredited) / Choreographer
Peter Greenwell
Pianist (uncredited) / Musical Casting
Steven Longhurst
Theatre Worker (uncredited)
Kenneth Colley
King in fantasy sequence (uncredited)
Ken Russell
Director / Screenplay / Producer
Brian Simmons
Sound Recordist
Shirley Russell
Costume Design
Freddie Williamson
Makeup Artist
Maurice Askew
Sound Recordist
Leonard
Key Hair Stylist
Lionel Strutt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Roger
Hairstylist
John Brady
Wardrobe Supervisor
Peter Ewens
Assistant Camera
Ian Whittaker
Set Dresser
Sue Merry
Continuity
Tony Walton
Set Designer
Charles Hammerton
Construction Manager
Peter Maxwell Davies
Conductor / Music Arranger
Alan McCabe
Camera Operator
Graham Ford
Assistant Director
Sandy Wilson
Musical / Songs
Barbara Ritchie
Hairdresser
George Dean
Painter
Harry Benn
Associate Producer
Michael Bradsell
Editor
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Neville C. Thompson
Production Manager
Cillian Gregory
Choreographer
Terry Gilbert
Choreographer
Simon Holland
Art Direction
George Ball
Property Master
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 16, 1971
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 17m
Content RatingPG
Budget$2,300,000
Box Office$3,000,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
musical
fantasy sequence
stage manager
theatre company
1920s
Wiki.
The Boy Friend is a 1971 British musical comedy film written and directed by Ken Russell, based on the 1953 musical of the same name by Sandy Wilson. The film stars Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Tommy Tune, and Max Adrian, with an uncredited appearance by Glenda Jackson.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer made extensive edits for its American release, reducing its runtime to 109 minutes. The truncated material was restored for a 1987 re-release. The Boy Friend was released on DVD on 12 April 2011.
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