Dan Ireland on “The Boyfriend”
Aug 1, 2012
Trailer 769 of 906
Set on the French Riviera during the roaring 20's, Sandy Wilson's smash 1954 London musical production ran for 2,078 performances to great acclaim. Julie Andrews made her Broadway debut in the starring role the same year, but when Ken Russell mounted his 1971 film version he chose to star current pop culture icon Twiggy, who gave an unexpectedly charming and delightful performance. However, notorious MGM honcho James Aubrey reduced the US running time from 136 to 109 minutes. In 1987 MGM/UA's Mike Schlesinger engineered a reissue of the uncut version, which is now available on DVD from Warner Archive.
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