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Overview

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Director:
Fred Zinnemann
Writers:
Lynn Riggs (play)
Oscar Hammerstein II (play)
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Release Date:
9 January 1956 (Brazil) more
Genre:
Musical | Romance | Western more
Tagline:
Now a motion picture as big as all outdoors! (first run Todd-AO version) more
Plot:
A couple of young cowboys win the hearts of their sweethearts in the Oklahoma territory at the turn of the century... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Library of Congress Selects 25 More Films
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 27 December 2007)
Eddie Albert Dies at 99
 (From IMDb News. 28 May 2005)
User Comments:
Oh what a wonderful movie!! more (79 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Gordon MacRae ... Curly McLain

Gloria Grahame ... Ado Annie Carnes
Gene Nelson ... Will Parker
Charlotte Greenwood ... Aunt Eller Murphy
Shirley Jones ... Laurey Williams
Eddie Albert ... Ali Hakim
James Whitmore ... Andrew Carnes

Rod Steiger ... Jud Fry
Barbara Lawrence ... Gertie Cummings
Jay C. Flippen ... Ike Skidmore
Roy Barcroft ... Marshal Cord Elam

James Mitchell ... Dream Curly
Bambi Linn ... Dream Laurey
Jennie Workman ... Dancer
Virginia Bosler ... Dancer
Kelly Brown ... Dancer
Evelyn Taylor ... Dancer

Lizanne Truex ... Dancer
Jane Fischer ... Dancer
Marc Platt ... Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jerry Dealey ... Dancer (uncredited)
Al Ferguson ... Cowboy at auction (uncredited)

Ben Johnson ... Wrangler (uncredited)
Donald Kerr ... Farmer at dance (uncredited)
Nancy Kilgas ... Dancer (uncredited)
Rory Mallinson ... Young cowboy at box lunch auction (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt ... Cowboy at Auction (uncredited)
Russell Simpson ... The minister (uncredited)
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Directed by
Fred Zinnemann 
 
Writing credits
Lynn Riggs (play "Green Grow the Lilacs")

Oscar Hammerstein II (play)

Sonya Levien (writer) and
William Ludwig (writer)

Produced by
Arthur Hornblow Jr. .... producer
Oscar Hammerstein II .... executive producer (uncredited)
Richard Rodgers .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Richard Rodgers 
 
Cinematography by
Robert Surtees 
Floyd Crosby (uncredited)
 
Film Editing by
George Boemler 
Gene Ruggiero 
 
Production Design by
Oliver Smith 
 
Art Direction by
Joseph C. Wright 
 
Set Decoration by
F. Keogh Gleason 
 
Costume Design by
Charles Arrico 
Sophie Devine  (as Motley)
Orry-Kelly 
 
Makeup Department
Ben Lane .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Anna Malin .... hair stylist (uncredited)
Ben Nye .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Samuel Lambert .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur S. Black Jr. .... assistant director
Jack Voglin .... assistant director
Robert E. Relyea .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Fred Hynes .... sound
Joseph I. Kane .... dubbing (uncredited)
Milo B. Lory .... sound editor (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Ben Johnson .... stunt double (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Schuyler Crail .... still photographer (uncredited)
Bob Gilbreath .... helicopter pilot: aerial camera helicopter (uncredited)
Bobby Moreno .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frank Beetson Jr. .... wardrobe
Ann Peck .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Alvord Eiseman .... color consultant
 
Music Department
Robert Russell Bennett .... orchestrator
Jay Blackton .... conductor
Adolph Deutsch .... composer: incidental music
Robert Helfer .... music coordinator
Alexander Courage .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Ralph Ives .... music editor (uncredited)
Richard Melfer .... music coordinator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Barney Briskin .... production executive
Agnes de Mille .... choreographer
John Fearnley .... production aide
Schuyler A. Sanford .... technician: Todd-AO
Jus Addiss .... dialogue coach (uncredited)
John Emerson .... production assistant (uncredited)
H. Thomas Wood .... unit publicist (uncredited)
 

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  • Angel Records  soundtrack released by (1990's CD edition) (uncredited)
  • Angel Records  soundtrack released by (2001 expanded CD edition) (uncredited)
  • Capitol Records  soundtrack released by (1955 LP and first CD version) (uncredited)
  • Theatre Guild  original stage production
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
145 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Sound System) (CinemaScope version) (35 mm magnetic prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (Western Electric Sound System) (35 mm optical prints)
Certification:
Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | West Germany:12 | Australia:G | New Zealand:G | Finland:K-12 | UK:U | USA:G (1982)
Filming Locations:
Amado, Arizona, USA more
Company:
Magna Theatre Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This was Fred Zinnemann's first musical, and it cost a then-astronomical $6.8 million. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: There are no mountains visible near Catoosa. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Curly: [singing] There's a bright golden haze on the meadow, There's a bright golden haze on the meadow. The corn is as high as a elephant's eye, And it looks like it's climbin' clear up to the sky. Oh, what a beautiful mornin', Oh, what a beautiful day! I got a beautiful feelin' Everything's goin' my way.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (1997) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
People Will Say We're In Love more

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11 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Oh what a wonderful movie!!, 31 December 2004
Author: dmorse from Midwest

I just acquired the set of Rogers and Hammerstein's musicals on DVD, and am enjoying them immensely; the picture clarity and sound are outstanding and the music and story good to boot!! I believe this was Shirley Jones' debut in a movie, and she portrays Laurie to a tee, and has ample support from all of the other actors, with fine comedy support from Gloria Grahame and Charlotte Greenwood; have enjoyed Ms Greenwood in earlier films she did at Fox, and am wondering if she played Aunt Eller on Broadway.... The ballet sequence is exquisitely handled by Agnes DeMille, and the dancing in all scenes superb; if there was any complaint it would only be that the scenes with Jud seem a little prolonged and drawn out, but overall, an excellent film...

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