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15-05-2007, 11:01 AM

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Shelley Court Shelley Court has no status. Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brighton Posts: 13 Country: iTrader: (3)	Expresso Bongo Hi everyone - first thread! I recently bought a DVD of Expresso Bongo. I haven't seen it since about 1960. I am convinced there was a duet between Laurence Harvey and Meier Tzelniker. This does not appear on the DVD. Are there different versions of this fim about? Good to be able to see it in the original CinemaScope, though.

15-05-2007, 11:39 AM

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dylan dylan has no status. Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: London Posts: 541 Country: iTrader: (0)	The best song in the film, Nausea, sung by Meier Tzelniker is missing from the DVD. It opens with the great line: When I see this little bleeder and compare him with Aida he gives me...nausea! I think a song sung by Harvey in his betsit is also missing. The sound and general picture quality on the DVD is bad. D.

15-05-2007, 10:40 PM

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D Cairns D Cairns has no status. Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 515 Country: iTrader: (0)	I see that the American edition, from Kino, is three minutes longer than the longest UK version. I wonder if it has an extra number?

22-05-2007, 11:04 AM

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Shelley Court Shelley Court has no status. Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brighton Posts: 13 Country: iTrader: (3)	Actually the US Kino DVD runs 111m - about 10 minutes longer than the UK DVD. Does anyone know if the missing songs are back in. Kino website gives the aspect ratio of the US DVD as 1.85:1. I hope this is an error. The correct ratio is 2.35:1. If Kino has issued an incorrect framing, then it would be a first.

22-05-2007, 01:19 PM

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The best song in the film, Nausea, sung by Meier Tzelniker is missing from the DVD. It opens with the great line: When I see this little bleeder and compare him with Aida he gives me...nausea!

Totally agree with you. This song was the highlight of the film, and it's shambolic that it hasn't been included on the DVD. I first saw this film on tv some years back, and the scene where Tzelniker sings Nausea was included, when it was aired.

A DVD re-release NEEDS to be on the cards, with the omitted songs included.

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28-05-2007, 01:14 AM

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ChristineCB ChristineCB has no status. Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,738 Country: iTrader: (13)	I've got the American version and I'll try to watch it and report back.

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