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Original title

Expresso Bongo

Year

1959

Running time

111 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Val Guest

Screenwriter

Wolf Mankowitz. Play: Wolf Mankowitz, Julian More

Cast

Music

Robert Farnon. Additional music: Monty Norman

Cinematography

John Wilcox (B&W)

Producer

Val Guest, Britannia Films

Genre

Drama | Music

Synopsis

Johnny Jackson, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager Bert Rudge singing in a coffee house. Despite Bert's protestation that he really is only interested in playing bongos, Johnny starts him on the road to stardom. The deal they cut, however, is highly exploitative of the young singer, and their relationship soon begins to go bad.

Awards: 1959: BAFTA Awards: 2 Nominations including Best British Actor (Laurence Harvey)

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Expresso Bongo

1959

Val Guest