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Film details
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Featuring
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Country
United Kingdom
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Year
1970
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Genre
Drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Alternative titles
- Around Angel Lane Alternative
- Ghost Squad TV 3 Alternative
Introduction
“Its reputation as a Good Cause will do it no harm at the box office. As a film, however, it deserves far more than a pat on the back...”
Nigel Andrews, Monthly Film Bulletin, November 1970
In 1966, director Barney Platts-Mills joined forces with filmmaker James Scott and cinematographer Andrew St-John to produce a handful of documentaries. In 1968, Platts-Mills made Everybody’s An Actor, Shakespeare Said, about Joan Littlewood’s theatre workshops with working-class East End teenagers.
From that experience emerged the idea for Bronco Bullfrog, telling the story of a teenaged couple – Del, a young apprentice, and his girlfriend Irene – who have no money and nowhere to go. Frustrated with their lot, they turn to teenage rebel ‘Bronco Bullfrog’ for a taste of fun and freedom.
With its unassuming style, semi-improvised dialogue, authentic locations and cast of non-professional actors, the film captured time and place with pinpoint accuracy, providing a fascinating insight into a world gone by.
Joan Littlewood’s theatre workshops, encouraging working-class stories to be depicted on stage, helped launch the career of Barbara Windsor when Sparrows Can’t Sing was made into a film in 1962.
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Del Quant
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Irene Richardson
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Jo Saville aka Bronco Bullfrog
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Roy
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Chris
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Geoff
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Mrs Richardson
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Sgt Johnson
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Del's father
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Del's uncle
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Grimes
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Dave
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Parker
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Marge
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landlady
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Parker's friend
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Tina
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Credits
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Unknown:
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Directed by
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Associate Producer
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1st Assistant Director
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1st Assistant Director
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2nd Assistant Director
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Continuity
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Written by
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Script Adviser
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Photography
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Focus
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Loader
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Key Grip
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Key Grip
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Graphics
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Edited by
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Assistant Editor
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Music by
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Music by
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Music by
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Music by
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[Music] Performed by
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Sound Recording
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Sound Recording
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Sound Recording
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Sound Recording
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Boom Operator
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Local Adviser
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