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The Boy Friend

Year:

1972

Duration:

137 min | UK:125 min (short UK version) | UK:140 min (director's cut) | USA:109 min (US version) | USA:138 min (TCM print)

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.9

Director:

Ken Russell

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1972-02-25

Filming Locations: Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Cheryl Grunwald

Twiggy

Polly Browne

Christopher Gable

Tony Brockhurst

Max Adrian

Max Mandeville aka Mr. Max / Lord Hubert Brockhurst

Bryan Pringle

Percy Parkhill / Percy Browne

Murray Melvin

Alphonse

Moyra Fraser

Moyra Parkhill / Madame Dubonnet

Georgina Hale

Fay

Sally Bryant

Nancy

Vladek Sheybal

De Thrill

Tommy Tune

Tommy

Brian Murphy

Peter

Graham Armitage

Michael

Antonia Ellis

Maisie

Caryl Little

Dulcie

Anne Jameson

Mrs. Peter (as Ann Jameson)

Catherine Willmer

Catherine Max / Lady Catherine Brockhurst

Robert La Bassiere

Chauffeur

Barbara Windsor

Rosie / Hortense

Susan Claire

Dancer (uncredited)

Peter Greenwell

Pianist (uncredited)

Glenda Jackson

Rita Monroe (uncredited)

Steven Longhurst

Theatre worker (uncredited)

Petra Siniawski

Dancer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Vladek Sheybal's character, the director De Thrill, was a parody of famed director Cecil B. DeMille, and in fact Sheybal wore a pair of the actual boots DeMille always wore.

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The screen rights for the film were originally bought by famed MGM producer Arthur Freed in 1967 for Debbie Reynolds to star. After Reynolds turned the part down, Liza Minnelli was briefly considered for the role of Polly Browne before Freed shelved the project to concentrate on his Irving Berlin revue, "Say It with Music" (which was never filmed).

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Ranked #2 on the National Board of Review's top ten list for 1971.

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Quotes

Polly Browne: [singing] We want to have, we plot to have, for it's so dreary not to have that certain thing called "The Boyfriend".

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