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The Teahouse of the August Moon

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The Teahouse of the August Moon
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NR,2hrs 3min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
1956
Director:
Daniel Mann
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyo  ...more
Synopsis: Marlon Brando went out on yet another creative limb when he insisted upon playing sly, philosophical Okinawan interpreter Sakima in the 1956 filmization of John Patrick's Broadway play Teahouse of the August Moon. While he occasionally lapses into "flied lice" stereotyping, for the most part Brando is quite effective and amusing, especially when facing up to the difficult task of speaking directly to the audience. The story is set in Okinawa in the months following V-J Day. Paul Ford (repeating his ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold, AMG Review
Marlon Brando was starting to stretch by 1956, after becoming instantly famous for his roles in A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront. Critical response to his parts in the 1955 musical Guys and Dolls and the 1956 light comedy-drama The Teahouse of the August Moon were all over the map. Brando was already confounding expectations, as he would continue to do for the rest of his career. The ... Full Review
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Marlon Brando
Sakini
Glenn Ford
Capt. Fisby
Machiko Kyo
Lotus Blossom
Eddie Albert
Captain McLean
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GLENN FORD May 1, 1916 - Aug. 30, 2006 Ford was a cowboy, a cop, a soldier, Superman's adoptive dad,...
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