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  1. The Boyfriend is not just the last great movie musical, but one of the greatest of all movie musicals. And a truly Great film, regardless of genre. Taking a tuneful but forgettable neo-1930s stage musical as a starting point, Russell created a multi-layered, kaleidoscopic phantasmagoria of a film.

  2. The Boy Friend is a 1971 British musical comedy film written and directed by Ken Russell, based on the 1953 musical of the same name by Sandy Wilson.

  3. The Boy Friend. 137 minutes ‧ 1972. Roger Ebert. February 8, 1972. 3 min read. When the Chicago Film Festival held its evening with Busby Berkeley a few years ago, the effect of three straight hours of production numbers was, well, stupefying. Seen maybe three to a movie, Berkeley’s geometric arrangements of smiling girls were sort of fun.

  4. Visit the movie page for 'The Boy Friend' on Moviefone. Discover the movie's synopsis, cast details and release date. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and movie review.

    • (31)
    • Ken Russell
    • PG
    • Twiggy
  5. Joyously joyless, Ken Russell's The Boy Friend is a stagnant, starchy, flippant, arch, cramped anti-musical that would make Brecht proud. No pesky identification with characters here, except an infrequently tearful Twiggy as the only good bad actor.

    • (5.8K)
    • Russflix, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, EMI Films
    • Ken Russell
  6. 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. Ken Russell.

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  8. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. When the leading lady of a traveling theatrical troupe injures herself, the group's shy and demure stage manager, Polly (Twiggy), is suddenly thrust into the spotlight...

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    • Musical, Comedy
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