Boom

Absurd, self-aware and drenched in luscious visuals, this cult classic sees Elizabeth Taylor prepare for death in spectacular fashion.

  • Director

    Joseph Losey

  • With

    Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Noël Coward

  • UK 1968. 112min

  • 35mm

  • Certificate

    12A

Set on a secluded island, Boom introduced a new, minimal ‘music box’ sound that Barry frequently used in the years immediately before his move to the US. The powerhouse combination of Burton and Taylor at their most florid propels Joseph Losey’s adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore. Wonderfully camp, it bombed in 1968. But time has been kind to it. And Noël Coward has a star turn as Bill Ridgeway, ‘the witch of Capri’.

Further to a recent update regarding the faded 35mm print we received from the US, we are very pleased to advise that a better print was subsequently shipped over and has arrived in time for our screenings.

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