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| Genre/Form: | DVD-Video discs Musical films Comedy films Feature films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Drama Teatro |
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| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Gene Kelly; Stanley Donen; Adolph Green; Betty Comden; Arthur Freed; Donald O'Connor; Debbie Reynolds; Jean Hagen; Millard Mitchell; Cyd Charisse; Douglas Fowley; Rita Moreno; Nacio Herb Brown; Lennie Hayton; Harold Rosson; Cedric Gibbons; Randall Duell; Adrienne Fazan; Douglas Shearer; Conrad Salinger; Wally Heglin; Skip Martin; Jeff Alexander; Edwin B Willis; Jacque Mapes; Warren Newcombe; Irving G Ries; Walter Plunkett; Kathleen Freeman; Baz Luhrmann; Rudy Behlmer; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; Loew's Incorporated.; Warner Home Video (Firm); Turner Entertainment Co. |
| ISBN: | 0790765195 9780790765198 0790772876 9780790772875 |
| OCLC Number: | 50762793 |
| Language Note: | In English or dubbed French with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Notes: | Suggested by the song 'Singin' in the rain'. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1951. Also issued as part of the box set: Gene Kelly collection. Special features: Disc 1. Commentary by Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Cyd Charisse, Kathleen Freeman, co-director Stanley Donen, screenwriters Betty Comden and Adolph Green, filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and historian Rudy Behlmer; "Reel sound" talkies film history; "Singin' inspirations" plays film with additional hidden footage; Theatrical trailer; Awards; Cast & crew filmographies. Disc 2. "Musicals great musicals" documentary; "What a glorious feeling" documentary; "Excerpts from features where the songs originated" Arthur Freed/Nacio Herb Brown original songs excerpted from films; "You are my lucky star" outtake; Gallery; Scoring stage sessions. |
| Credits: | Lyrics by Arthur Freed ; music by Nacio Herb Brown ; musical direction, Lennie Hayton ; musical numbers staged and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen ; director of photography, Harold Rosson ; art directors, Cedric Gibbons and Randall Duell ; film editor, Adrienne Fazan ; recording supervisor, Douglas Shearer ; orchestrations by Conrad Salinger, Wally Heglin and Skip Martin ; vocal arrangements by Jeff Alexander ; set decorations, Edwin B. Willis, Jacque Mapes ; special effects, Warren Newcombe, Irving G. Ries ; costumes designed by Walter Plunkett. |
| Cast: | Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse, Douglas Fowley, Rita Moreno. |
| Target Audience: | MPAA rating: G. |
| Description: | 2 videodiscs (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen presentation preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition; Dolby digital surround 5.1; dual-layer. |
| Contents: | Disc 1. Singin' in the rain -- Disc 2. Musicals great musicals : the Arthur Freed unit at MGM / a production of Alternate Current ... [et al.] in association with BBC Television, La Sept Arte ; directed by David Thompson ; produced by Margaret Smilow ; director of photography, Bill Megalos ; edited by Kate Hirson ; What a glorious feeling : the making of Singin' in the rain / Turner Entertainment Co. and Warner Home Video ; hosted by Debbie Reynolds ; written, produced and directed by Peter Fitzgerald. |
| Other Titles: | Musicals great musicals, the Arthur Freed unit at MGM. What a glorious feeling, the making of Singin' in the rain. Gene Kelly collection. Singin' in the rain (Motion picture) Singing in the rain Singin' in the rain |
| Responsibility: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; story and screen play by Adolph Green and Betty Comden ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. |
| Local System Bib Number: | 154368 |
Abstract:
Silent movies are giving way to talking pictures, and a hoofer-turned-matinee idol is caught in that bumpy transition, as well as his buddy, prospective ladylove, and shrewish co-star.
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