Bronco Bullfrog
A film by Barney Platts-Mills
Del (Del Walker), a young apprentice, and his 15-year-old girlfriend Irene (Anne Gooding) have no money and nowhere to go. Angry and frustrated, they turn to Bronco Bullfrog – fresh out of borstal and living an independent lifestyle – for a taste of fun and freedom. Powerful and authentic, this fascinating record of the then-emerging suedehead subculture, largely improvised by a non-professional cast of teenagers from East London, is released here in a fully remastered high definition presentation.
Format
Special features
- Everybody’s An Actor, Shakespeare Said (1968, 30 min): Platts-Mills’ documentary charts Joan Littlewood’s theatre work with the teenagers who would star in Bronco Bullfrog.
- Joan Littlewood interview (1968, 21 min): the formidable and outspoken theatre director discusses her career.
- Seven Green Bottles (Eric Marquis, 1975, 35 min): a cautionary tale of seven young delinquents, played by non-professional actors.
- Fully illustrated booklet with newly commissioned essays, photographs and film credits.
Credits
Year
1969
Country
United Kingdom
Product information
Certificate
15
Colour
Black/white
Subtitles
English for the hard-of-hearing, French
Original aspect ratio
1.33:1
DVD region
- 2 Europe (except Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus), Middle East, Egypt, Japan, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Greenland, French Overseas departments and territories
Blu-ray region
- B - Includes most European and Middle-Eastern countries, all of Africa, Australia and New Zealand
Catalogue number
BFIB1064