Cucumber Castle (film)

Cucumber Castle (film)
Cucumber Castle
Distributed by Robert Stigwood Organisation
Directed by Hugh Gladwish
Produced by Mike Mansfield
Written by Barry Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Starring Barry Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Eleanor Bron
Frankie Howerd
Music by The Bee Gees
Cinematography Ben Knoll
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Release date 26 December 1970 (1970-12-26)
Running time 60 minutes

Cucumber Castle is a British comedy film starring The Bee Gees that aired on BBC1 on 26 December 1970.

Contents

Overview

The plot revolves around two heirs, Prince Frederick (Barry Gibb) and his brother Prince Marmaduke (Maurice Gibb), and their dying father (Frankie Howerd). On his death bed, The King orders his kingdom divided into two halves, the Kingdom of Jelly and the Kingdom of Cucumbers. Before the king even dies, Prince Frederick declares himself the "King of Cucumbers" and Prince Marmaduke becomes the "King of Jelly". The film intersperses comedy sketches with Bee Gees songs plus performances by Lulu and Blind Faith with several cameo appearances.

Cast

Notes

By the time filming began in 1969, The Bee Gees were down to a trio consisting of Barry and Maurice Gibb and drummer Colin Petersen. Robin Gibb quit the group earlier in the year following the release of the group's fourth album Odessa. Songs for the film were recorded during the summer of 1969 with Peterson on drums, but when filming began he was fired from the group. His scenes from the film were cut and he is not credited on the accompanying album, though he does play on some songs.

Songs

  1. "Don't Forget to Remember" by Bee Gees
  2. "Then You Left Me" by Bee Gees
  3. "I Was The Child" by Bee Gees
  4. "The Lord" by Bee Gees
  5. "My Thing" by Bee Gees
  6. "Mrs. Robinson" by Lulu
  7. "Well, All Right" by Blind Faith

Home media

The title was briefly released in the U.S. in the early days of home video by the tiny label Video Tape Network, but quickly disappeared from sale, likely due to a licensing dispute. The tape was once cited by Video Review magazine as the rarest commercial release ever, and copies have fetched three figures on the collector's market. It has never since been officially released on home video in any form, though bootlegs have circulated for years.

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