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Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (UK re-release title: Star Sex) is a 1979 British sexploitation comedy film directed by Willy Roe and starring Alan Lake, Glynn Edwards, Mary Millington, Bernie Winters, Diana Dors and Antony Booth.[1]
| Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Willy Roe |
| Written by | Joe Ireland |
| Produced by | Willy Roe David Sullivan (executive producer) |
| Starring | Alan Lake Glynn Edwards Mary Millington |
| Cinematography | Douglas Hill |
| Edited by | Jim Connock |
| Music by | David Whitaker |
Production company | Roldvale Productions |
| Distributed by | Roldvale Productions |
Release date | June 1979 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was not part of the Confessions series of films from Columbia Pictures that began in 1974 with Confessions of a Window Cleaner, but it was hoped that it would benefit commercially from the similarity of title.[2]
Plot
A playboy astrologer has to prove an alibi to police for a robbery five years before.
Cast
- Alan Lake - David Galaxy
- Glynn Edwards - Chief Inspector Evans
- Mary Millington - Millicent Cumming
- Bernie Winters - Mr. Pringle
- Antony Booth - Steve
- Diana Dors - Jenny Stride
- Kenny Lynch - Joe
- Rosemary England - Sandra
- John Moulder-Brown - Sergeant Johnson
- Alec Mango - Pembleton
- Queenie Watts - David Galaxy's Mother
- Milton Reid - Eddie
- Sally Faulkner - Amanda
- Lindy Benson - Evelyn
- Ballard Berkeley - Judge
- Cindy Truman - Anne
- Vicki Scott - Charlotte
- Maria Parkinson - Susan MP
- George Lewis - George
- John M. East - Willie
Production
The film was financed by businessman David Sullivan to promote the career of Millington, who was his girlfriend at the time.[3]
Music
Diana Dors performed the film's theme song over the opening titles.
Release
The film was Sullivan's first box-office flop, being released at a period when soft porn theatrical films were losing their popularity in Britain.[4]
References
- "Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (1979)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- Babington, Bruce (2001). British Stars and Stardom: From Alma Taylor to Sean Connery. Manchester University Press. p. 211. ISBN 9780719058417.
- Hunter, I. Q.; Porter, Laraine (2012). British Comedy Cinema. Routledge. p. 157. ISBN 9780415666671.
- Upton, Julian (2004). Fallen Stars: Tragic Lives and Lost Careers. Headpress/Critical Vision. p. 43. ISBN 9781900486385.
Further reading
Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema by Simon Sheridan (fourth edition) (Titan Publishing, London) (2011)
External links
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