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The Boy Friend (1971) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Dec 24, 1971 · The Boy Friend: Directed by Ken Russell. With Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Max Adrian, Bryan Pringle. When 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, becoming a star and finding love in the process.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Ken Russell
- 1971-12-24
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 to the film for its American release.
Starring was newcomer Julie Andrews in her Broadway debut as Polly, with a cast including Eric Berry, John Hewer, Geoffrey Hibbert, Dilys Laye, Bob Scheerer, Stella Claire, Ann Wakefield, Millicent Martin and Moyna Macgill.
- Sandy Wilson
- 2013
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. Ken Russell.
The action centers on a vulgar, amateurish production of a featherbrained musical - "The Boy Friend" - performed in the English backwater of Portsmouth by an incompetent cast of repertory players. The catty and pretentious cast of actors vie for the attention of their very small audience, but egos really become unhinged when a noted film ...
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Lionel Strutt. Brian Simmons. Maurice Askew. Sandy Wilson. Ken Russell. 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 ...
