Expresso Bongo 64 years old

Expresso Bongo

A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation. Director Val Guest's 1959 British drama stars Laurence Harvey, Cliff Richard, Sylvia Syms, Yolande Donlan, Hermione Baddeley, Susan Hampshire and Avis Bunnage.

Credits

Expresso Bongo Cast

Name Character
Patrick Cargill He was 41, 77 years old when he died as Psychiatrist
Laurence Harvey He was 31, 45 years old when he died as Johnny Jackson
Hermione Baddeley She was 53, 79 years old when she died as Penelope
Sylvia Syms She was 25, now 90 years old as Maisie King
Cliff Richard He was 19, now 83 years old as Bert Rudge / Bongo Herbert
Yolande Donlan She was 39, now 103 years old as Dixie Collins
Meier Tzelniker He was 65, 88 years old when he died as Mayer
Reginald Beckwith He was 51, 56 years old when he died as Rev. Tobias Craven
Burt Kwouk He was 29, 85 years old when he died as Soho Youth
Susan Hampshire She was 22, now 86 years old as Cynthia
Timothy Bateson He was 33, 83 years old when he died as Amusement Arcade Manager
Avis Bunnage She was 36, 67 years old when she died as Mrs Rudge
Esma Cannon She was 53, 66 years old when she died as Nightclub Cleaner
Wolf Mankowitz He was 35, 73 years old when he died as Sandwich Man
Ambrosine Phillpotts She was 47, 68 years old when she died as Lady Rosemary
Kenneth Griffith He was 38, 84 years old when he died as Charlie
Gilbert Harding He was 52, 53 years old when he died as Himself
Barry Lowe He was 34, 86 years old when he died as Beast Burns
Jack McNaughton He was 53, 84 years old when he died as Jack
Eric Pohlmann He was 46, 66 years old when he died as Leon
Wilfrid Lawson He was 59, 66 years old when he died as Mr Rudge
The Shadows as Themselves
Hank Marvin He was 18, now 82 years old as Lead Guitarist
Lisa Peake as Chinese Rose
Davy Kaye He was 43, 81 years old when he died as Racer

Expresso Bongo Crew

Name Department
Beatrice Dawson as Costume Design. She was 51 (68) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
John Wilcox as Director of Photography. He was 54 (74) years old when He died Camera
Bill Lenny as Editor. He was 35 (65) years old when He died Editing
Jon Penington as Associate Producer. He was 37 (50) years old when He died Production
Bert Ross as Sound Mixer. He was 55 (67) years old when He died Sound
Anthony Masters as Art Direction. He was 40 (71) years old when He died Art
Wolf Mankowitz as Writer. He was 35 (73) years old when He died Writing
Wolf Mankowitz as Screenplay. He was 35 (73) years old when He died Writing
Moray Grant as Camera Operator. He was 42 (59) years old when He died Camera
Val Guest as Director. He was 47 (94) years old when He died Directing
Val Guest as Producer. He was 47 (94) years old when He died Production
Robert Farnon as Music Director. He was 42 (87) years old when He died Sound
Julian More as Writer. He was 31 (81) years old when He died Writing
Barbara Ritchie as Hairdresser. Costume & Make-Up
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Expresso Bongo (64 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, December 01, 1959
  • Runtime: 108 minutes