| Uniform Title |
Expresso bongo (Motion picture : 1959) |
| Title |
Expresso bongo. |
| Published |
Australia Distributed by Madman Entertainment, [2016] |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 1 hour, 46 minutes) : (DVD video) sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Sound Characteristics |
digital optical stereo |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD NTSC |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file DVD video Region 4 |
| Form of Work |
Motion picture |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Madman : VVE933. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959. |
| Special features : Alternative sequences ; Gallery ; Trailer ; Youth club (1954) ' The Square (1957) ; Hard of hearing subtitles ; Audio commentary. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, John Wilcox ; editor, Bill Lenny ; art direction, Philip Shipway ; musical direction, Robert Farnon. |
| Performers |
Laurence Harvey, Cliff Richard, Sylvia Syms, Yolande Donlan. |
| Summary |
A sly, sleazy and unscrupulous music agent, Johnny Jackson, trolls the neon-streaked sidewalks of London's SoHo district in search of fresh meat to exploit. He finds it in a teen-packed coffee bar where a pompadoured rebel is dazzling his peers with his pouty, Presleyish voice and a talent for pounding the skins. Johnny renames the kid "Bongo" Herbert and with the help of his stripper girlfriend guides the potential teen idol to fame. |
| Target audience note |
Classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 2.0, NTSC, Region 4, anamorphic widescreen 16:9. |
| Language note |
In English. No subtitles. [CC] English captions (descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). |
| Subjects |
Music trade -- England -- London -- Drama |
| Musical films -- Great Britain |
| Singers -- England -- London -- Drama |
| Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Genre |
Musical films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Guest, Val film director. |
| Harvey, Laurence actor. |
| Richard, Cliff actor. |
| Sims, Sylvia, 1934- actor. |
| Donlan, Yolande, 1920-2014 actor. |
| Pohlmann, Eric, 1913-1979 actor. |
| Baddeley, Hermione, 1906-1986 actor. |
| Harding, Gilbert, 1907-1960 actor. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Baddeley, Hermione, 1906-1986 .
- Donlan, Yolande, 1920-2014 .
- Guest, Val .
- Harding, Gilbert, 1907-1960 .
- Harvey, Laurence .
- Pohlmann, Eric, 1913-1979 .
- Richard, Cliff .
- Sims, Sylvia, 1934- .
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