Expresso Bongo (1959)

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Country: UK
Genres: Drama, Music
Release: 1959-12-11
Director: Val Guest
Writers: Wolf Mankowitz , Julian More
Language: English
Stars: Laurence Harvey , Sylvia Syms , Yolande Donlan , Cliff Richard , Cliff Richard , Meier Tzelniker , Ambrosine Phillpotts , Eric Pohlmann , Gilbert Harding , Hermione Baddeley (1906–1986) , Reginald Beckwith
Runtime: 111 min
Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA 2 nominations total
AKA: O arhon tou ypokosmou (Greece) , Nyotai nyûmon (Japan) , Expresso Bongo (United Kingdom) , Expresso Bongo (United States of America) , Espresso bongo (Italy) , Expresso Bongo , Expresso Bongo (France, French Republic) , Expresso Bongo (Belgium) , 女体入門 (Japan) , Expresso Bongo (Belgium) , Expresso Bongo (Brazil) , A Singing Idol (Canada) , Café Expresso Bongo (Finland) , Expresso Bongo (Denmark)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0053806