The Breaking of Bumbo
| The Breaking of Bumbo | |
|---|---|
 Original movie poster | |
| Directed by | Andrew Sinclair |
| Produced by | L. Jeffrey Selznick |
| Written by | Andrew Sinclair (novel and screenplay) |
| Starring |
Richard Warwick Joanna Lumley |
| Music by | Brian Gascoigne |
| Cinematography | Ian Wilson |
Release dates | 1970 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Breaking of Bumbo is a 1970 British comedy film written and directed by Andrew Sinclair, a former Coldstream Guards National service officer that was updated from his 1959 novel of the same name that featured the Suez Crisis. It starred Richard Warwick, Joanna Lumley, Jeremy Child and Edward Fox.[1]
Plot
Newly commissioned Fusilier Guards Ensign 'Bumbo' Bailey learns the facts of life from his new girl friend in Swinging London as well as from his platoon and commanding officer.
Cast
- Richard Warwick - Bumbo
- Joanna Lumley - Susie
- Natasha Pyne - Sheila
- Jeremy Child - Billy
- John Bird - Jock
- Donald Pickering - Jorum
- Derek Newark - CSM Peters
- Don McKillop - RSM
- Peter Myers - CO
- Simon Williams - Crutcher
- Timothy Carlton - Bean
- Edward Fox - Horwood
- George Janson - Farquhar
- Robert Swann - Machaffie
- Peter Whitting - Downley
- Robert Russell - Sergeant Clegg
- Howard Southern - Lance Corporal Johnson
- Warren Clarke - Guardsmen Andrews
- Andrew Bradford - Guardsmen Simons
- Michael Burrell - Guardsmen Matt
- Jon Croft - Guardsmen James
- Ron Davies - Guardsmen Bart
- Peter Laird - Guardsmen Munch
- Michael Taylor - Guardsmen Smith
- Robert Tayman - Guardsmen Phillips
- Francis Wallis - Guardsmen Thomson
- William Fox - Brigadier
- Anouska Hempel - Debutante
- Jeffry Wickham - Medical Officer
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