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| Genre/Form: | Musical films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Video recordings for the hearing impaired Drama |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Meredith Willson |
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Meredith Willson; Marion Hargrove; Morton DaCosta; Robert Preston; Shirley Jones; Buddy Hackett; Hermione Gingold; Paul Ford; Ron Howard; Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967); Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 0790738155 9780790738154 |
| OCLC Number: | 46389897 |
| Language Note: | In English ; optional English or French subtitles ; English closed-captions for the hearing impaired. |
| Notes: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961; released in 1962. Based on Meredith Willson's play The Music Man with his music and lyrics, book written in collaboration with Franklin Lacey. |
| 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. |
| Performer(s): | Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Ronny [sic] Howard. |
| Awards: | Winner (tie), Best Film - Musical Comedy, 1962 Golden Globes ; Winner, Best Music Adaptation or Treatment (Ray Heindorf), 1962 Academy Awards. |
| Target Audience: | MPAA Rating: G. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (151 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD; NTSC, Region 1 ; Dolby surround 5.1 stereo; widescreen version, enhanced for 16x9 TVs ; dual-layer disc. |
| Contents: | Color feature film (151 min.) -- Documentary (30 min.). |
| Other Titles: | Right here in River City. Music man |
| Responsibility: | Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; music and lyrics by Meredith Willson ; screenplay by Marion Hargrove ; produced and directed by Morton DaCosta. |
Abstract:
Silver-tongued con artist Harold Hill hoodwinks the stubborn townsfolk of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boy's band, but his game ultimately and romantically backfires.
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