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A glittering super colossal heart warming toe-tapping continuously delightful musical extravaganza! - The Boy Friend
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Title: The Boy Friend

Release Date: 16 Dec 1971

Runtime: 2h 17m

Genre: Music, Comedy, Romance

Director: Russflix, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, EMI Films

Production Companies: Russflix, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, EMI Films

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.7 (34 votes)

Cast

  • Polly: Twiggy
  • Tony: Christopher Gable
  • Max: Max Adrian
  • Percy: Bryan Pringle
  • Alphonse: Murray Melvin
  • Mme. Dubonnet: Moyra Fraser
  • Fay: Georgina Hale
  • Nancy: Sally Bryant
  • De Thrill: Vladek Sheybal
  • Tommy: Tommy Tune
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