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Expresso Bongo
“Laurence Harvey in an outstanding and different motion picture that takes you into a world of burlesque houses .. jazz dens ... and flesh-and-blood people!”
53%
Movie
1h 51m
AI Analysis
Expresso Bongo (1959) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Expresso Bongo (1959) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Music with funny and nostalgic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~111 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Expresso Bongo 53% (19 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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53%
from 19 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1959-12-01
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- TMDB rating
- 5.3
- TMDB ID
- 127688
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Where can I watch Expresso Bongo (1959)?
Expresso Bongo is available for discovery on WatchMind. You can find official links to rent, buy, or stream from licensed digital stores like Apple TV and Amazon in our "Where to Watch" section.
Is there an official trailer for Expresso Bongo?
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What is Expresso Bongo about?
A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation.
Is there an AI analysis for Expresso Bongo?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Expresso Bongo?
The official runtime for Expresso Bongo is approximately 111 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast

Laurence Harvey
Johnny Jackson

Sylvia Syms
Maisie King

Yolande Donlan
Dixie Collins

Cliff Richard
Bert Rudge / Bongo Herbert

Meier Tzelniker
Mayer

Ambrosine Phillpotts
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Hermione Baddeley
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Eric Pohlmann
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Reginald Beckwith
Rev. Tobias Craven

Wilfrid Lawson
Mr Rudge

Avis Bunnage
Mrs Rudge
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Susan Burnet
Edna Rudge

Susan Hampshire
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Kenneth Griffith
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Patrick Cargill
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Lisa Peake
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Esma Cannon
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