Description |
1 videodisc (176min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD; dual-layer format; Region 1; Dolby digital surround 5.1; "letterbox" widescreen format. |
Note |
Title appears on container as: Meredith Willson's the music man |
Language |
English dialogue; English or French subtitles. Closed-captioned. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1962. |
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Disc label states playing time as 176 min. |
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Special features: Cast & Crew ; featurette Right here in River City: The making of Meredith Willson's The music man, Introduction by Shirley Jones; Theatrical trailer ; Winthrop Paroo. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Robert Burks ; film editor, William Ziegler ; orchestrations by Ray Heindorf, Frank Comstock, Gus Levene ; music supervised and conducted by Ray Heindorf ; choreographer, Onna White. |
Cast |
Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Ronny Howard, Charles Lane. |
Summary |
A con man in the guise of a traveling salesman gets off the train in River City, Iowa. He convinces the town to finance a children's marching band instead of a pool hall. Special features include: 'Right Here in River City' Documentary and Introduction by Shirley Jones. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: G; Canadian home video rating: G. |
Awards |
Winner (tie), Best Film - Musical Comedy, 1962 Golden Globes ; Winner, Best Music Adaptation or Treatment (Ray Heindorf), 1962 Academy Awards |
Subject |
Band directors -- Iowa -- Drama.
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Swindlers and swindling -- Iowa -- Drama.
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Love -- Iowa -- Drama.
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Iowa -- Drama.
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Band directors. (OCoLC)fst00826434
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Love. (OCoLC)fst01002769
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Swindlers and swindling. (OCoLC)fst01140414
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Iowa. (OCoLC)fst01205835
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Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Musical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Hargrove, Marion, 1919-2003.
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DaCosta, Morton, 1914-1989.
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Ziegler, William, 1909-1977.
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Preston, Robert, 1918-1987.
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Jones, Shirley, 1934-
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Hackett, Buddy, 1924-2003.
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Gingold, Hermione, 1897-1987.
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Ford, Paul, 1901-1976.
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Howard, Ron, 1954-
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Lane, Charles, 1905-2007.
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Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984.
Music man.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
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Warner Bros. Entertainment.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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ISBN |
0780663888 |
Standard No. |
883929152599 |
Music No. |
16768 Warner Home Video |
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