The Banana
1997, English. Directed by Kate Meynell.
The Velvet Underground's John Cale tells the story behind Andy Warhol's famous LP cover, Auberon Waugh and John Walters recall their first encounters with the fruit after the war, and footballer Brendan Batson considers how they became a symbol of racism hurled from the terraces
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- 24 December 1997
- Country
- United Kingdom
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The Banana runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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Which OTT platform is The Banana on?
The Banana isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 December 1997. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Banana?
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Who directed The Banana?
The Banana (1997) was directed by Kate Meynell and stars Vernon Joyner, Brendon Batson, John Cale.