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- BFI identifier24505
- Date1971 (Copyright)
1972-05-28 (Release) - Production countryUSA, United Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisPeriod musical. Based around Sandy Wilson's musical stageplay of the same title, Russell's extravagant production storms between delightful tackiness and exuberant fantasy in pastiche of 1920's stage musical (after Wilson) and Busby Berkeley's film musicals of the 1930's. Twiggy plays Polly Browne, nervous stage manager of a production of "The Boyfriend" who is obliged to take the place of Rita, leading lady, (Glenda Jackson) who has sprained her ankle. Russell's film follows the performance, which is a disaster onstage and off, as the cast compete for the attention of De Thrill, a Hollywood director in the audience. Simultaneously we follow the romantic entanglement of Polly and Tony, played by the young, blue-eyed blonde Christopher Gable. (Synopsis)
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- Credits
- CastTwiggy (Polly Browne)
Christopher Gable (Tony Brockhurst)
Max Adrian (Lord Brockhurst/Max)
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Title
The Boy Friend (Original)
The Boyfriend (Help search)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/8DB1-2236-0179-C180-906D-HCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- Film / Video
35mm Colour Positive - Mixed - Combined - Viewing
view all - Scripts / DocumentsScript - Original story: Musical by Sandy Wilson - SCR-4620
Script - Original story: Musical by Sandy Wilson - SCR-4621
Script - Original story: Musical by Sandy Wilson - SCR-4622
Ephemera: publicity - PBS-24505
Small pressbooks held. See FILM AND TELEVISION EPHEMERA List.
view all - Posters / DesignsDesign: costume - Costume for Twiggy, I could be happy with you record fantasy - PD-19861
Design: production - story layout for Pixieland Fantasy series of 13 sheets, mixture of free sketches with annotation - PD-19862
Design: production - story layout for Pixieland Fantasy series of 13 sheets, mixture of free sketches with annotation - PD-19863
Design: production - story layout for Pixieland Fantasy series of 13 sheets, mixture of free sketches with annotation - PD-19864
Design: production - story layout for Pixieland Fantasy series of 13 sheets, mixture of free sketches with annotation - PD-19865
view all - StillsPhotograph: publicity - Portrait - Colour - bfi-00o-9ba
Photograph: publicity - Portrait - Colour - bfi-00o-6ks
Photograph: transparency - Landscape - Colour - bfi-00n-zib
Photograph: transparency - Portrait - Colour - bfi-00n-s22
Photograph: transparency - Colour - bfi-00n-s21
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- Digital documentsBFI Southbank Porgramme Notes March 2017
available to view in BFI Reuben Library
- +The Boy Friend
Work - 24505 - 1971 (Copyright)
USA - Film - Fiction
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