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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.
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 (1971) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Boy Friend, The (1971) -- (Movie Clip) If We Only Had Money! Small-time director Max (Max Adrian) imagines what he might manage with more money, leading to a reprise of composer Sandy Wilson's title song, featuring the company, Tommy Tune, and under-study Twiggy (here "Polly"), in Ken Russell's The Boy Friend, 1971.
- Ken Russell, Graham Ford
- Twiggy
Dec 12, 2016 · The Boy Friend (1971) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #TheBoyFriend Working at the height of his formidable powers, Ken Russell braids a whole new layer of story onto the hit stage musical that...
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- 70.1K
- Warner Bros. Classics
Ken Russell’s vibrant nod to Busby Berkeley stars Twiggy as a naive ingénue looking for love. Busby Berkeley tributes aside, Russell’s version of Sandy Wilson’s 50s stage musical – itself a pastiche of 20s musicals – is a pleasingly airy affair, with the original’s wit retained.
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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.
