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Brigadoon

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Brigadoon
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NR,1hr 48min
Genres:
Musical,Sci-Fi,Romance
Released:
January 1, 1954
Director:
Vincente Minnelli
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse  ...more
Synopsis: Reportedly, Vincente Minnelli turned down the opportunity to film Brigadoon on location in Scotland insisting that MGM's studio mockups looked more Scottish than the genuine article. This lavish adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe Broadway musical stars Gene Kelly as an American tourist who stumbles upon an enchanted Scottish village. Every 100 years, the people of Brigadoon awaken for a 24-hour period, then go back to sleep for another century while Brigadoon itself vanishes in the mists. Tommy Albright ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
By 1954, Hollywood's standard operating procedure toward Broadway musicals -- purchase the property and then discard most of the score -- had changed significantly. The studios had learned to be more respectful of stage musicals in the post-Oklahoma! era. Yet sometimes this respect seemed to stifle a director's creative juices somewhat, as witnessed by Vincente Minnelli and Brigadoon. Not that the ... Full Review
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Gene Kelly
Tommy Albright
Van Johnson
Jeff Douglas
Cyd Charisse
Fiona Campbell
Elaine Stewart
Jane Ashton
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Van Johnson, Dec. 12, age 92: Johnson was an earnest, boy-next-door heartthrob in dozens of films in...
Cyd Charisse, June 17, age 86: The leggy Texas beauty was a talented dramatic actress, but Charisse...
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