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Director:
Gene Kelly
Writers:
Michael Stewart (based on a stage play by)
Thornton Wilder (based on the book "The Matchmaker" by)
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Release Date:
16 December 1969 (USA) more
Genre:
Romance | Comedy | Musical | Family more
Plot:
A matchmaker named Dolly Levi takes a trip to Yonkers, New York to see the "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire," Horace Vandergelder... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 13 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Berlin Film Fest To Spotlight 70mm Classics
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 30 October 2008, 2:37 AM, PDT)
Messing To Recreate Channing's Dolly
 (From WENN. 25 August 2008, 6:32 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Still sadly underrated; a GREAT musical more (88 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Barbra Streisand ... Dolly Levi

Walter Matthau ... Horace Vandergelder

Michael Crawford ... Cornelius Hackl
Marianne McAndrew ... Irene Molloy
Danny Lockin ... Barnaby Tucker
E.J. Peaker ... Minnie Fay
Tommy Tune ... Ambrose Kemper
Joyce Ames ... Ermengarde Vandergelder
Judy Knaiz ... Gussie Granger / Ernestina Simple
David Hurst ... Rudolph Reisenweber
Fritz Feld ... Fritz, German waiter
Richard Collier ... Joe, Vandergelder's barber
J. Pat O'Malley ... Policeman in Park

Louis Armstrong ... Louis Armstrong
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Ahdar ... Laborer (uncredited)
Will Ahern ... Dancer (uncredited)
William 'Billy' Benedict ... News vendor (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher ... Bit part (uncredited)
James Chandler ... Sullivan, ticket seller (uncredited)
Ron Cisneros ... Waiter (uncredited)
John Command ... Dancing Waiter (uncredited)
Jimmy Cross ... Drunk (uncredited)
Scatman Crothers ... Mr. Jones, redcap railroad porter (uncredited)

Linda Dano ... (uncredited)

Sam Edwards ... Laborer (uncredited)
Morgan Farley ... Workman / onlooker (uncredited)
Jessie Garnier ... Woman with groceries (uncredited)
Ines Hellendall ... Dancer (uncredited)
Bern Hoffman ... Harmonia Gardens patron (uncredited)
Ken Hooker ... Laborer (uncredited)
Shep Houghton ... Dancer / singer (uncredited)
Jim Hutchison ... Stanley (uncredited)
Jerry James ... Laborer (uncredited)
Kathryn Janssen ... Extra (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns ... Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Ross Kimbrough ... Onlooker (uncredited)
Charles Lampkin ... Laborer (uncredited)
Ted Mapes ... Policeman (uncredited)
Michael Mark ... Pushcart man (uncredited)

Robert Neal Marshall ... Boy With Hoop (uncredited)
Bert May ... Dancing waiter (uncredited)
James McEachin ... Laborer (uncredited)
Tyler McVey ... Laborer (uncredited)
Richard Monahan ... Dancer (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery ... Laborer (uncredited)
Harry Monty ... (uncredited)
Patrick O'Moore ... Officer Gogarty (uncredited)
Sanita Pelkey ... Girl on Float (uncredited)
Alex Plasschaert ... Waiter (uncredited)
Eddie Quillan ... Mr. Cassidy (uncredited)
Jack Raine ... Bit part (uncredited)

Ralph Roberts ... Policeman (uncredited)

Tucker Smith ... Dancer (uncredited)
Cecil Lester Stout III ... Drummerboy (uncredited)
Clay Tanner ... Laborer (uncredited)

Lisa Todd ... Rhine maiden (uncredited)
Jerry Trent ... Dancer (uncredited)
USC Trojan Marching Band ... Band (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim ... Pushcart man (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson ... Laborer (uncredited)
Bart Williams ... News Vendor (uncredited)
Judith Woodbury ... Dinner guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
Gene Kelly 
 
Writing credits
Michael Stewart (based on a stage play by)

Thornton Wilder (based on the book "The Matchmaker" by)

Ernest Lehman (written for the screen by)

Johann Nestroy  play "Einen Jux will er sich machen" (uncredited)

Produced by
Roger Edens .... associate producer
Ernest Lehman .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jerry Herman 
 
Cinematography by
Harry Stradling Sr.  (as Harry Stradling)
 
Film Editing by
William Reynolds 
 
Casting by
Alixe Gordin 
Joe Scully 
 
Production Design by
John DeCuir 
 
Art Direction by
Herman A. Blumenthal 
Jack Martin Smith 
 
Set Decoration by
Raphael Bretton 
George James Hopkins  (as George Hopkins)
Walter M. Scott 
 
Costume Design by
Irene Sharaff 
 
Makeup Department
Edwin Butterworth .... makeup artist
Dick Hamilton .... makeup artist (as Richard Hamilton)
Edith Lindon .... hair stylist
Daniel C. Striepeke .... makeup supervisor (as Dan Striepeke)
Verne Langdon .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Sharleen Rassi .... hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Francisco Day .... unit production manager
Richard Kobritz .... assistant production manager
George E. Swink .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Helmick .... first assistant director
Robert J. Koster .... first assistant director
Richard Lang .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Lloyd R. Apperson .... construction foreman
Greg C. Jensen .... set construction
Dennis J. Parrish .... property master
Craig Binkley .... set dresser (uncredited)
Ward Preston .... assistant art director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
James Corcoran .... sound supervisor
Jack Solomon .... production sound mixer
Murray Spivack .... sound re-recording mixer
Vinton Vernon .... sound re-recording mixer
Terrance Emerson .... sound cable man (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers .... sound recordist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
L.B. Abbott .... special photographic effects
Art Cruickshank .... special photographic effects
Gerald Endler .... mechanical effects
Emil Kosa Jr. .... special photographic effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Phil Adams .... stunts (uncredited)
Steven Burnett .... stunts (uncredited)
Dick Dial .... stunts (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper .... stunts (uncredited)
Stephanie Epper .... stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes .... stunts (uncredited)
Maurice Marks .... stunts (uncredited)
George Sawaya .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ernst Haas .... still photographer
Ronald B. MacKenzie .... electrician
Dave Friedman .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Roy H. Wagner .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Courtney Haslam .... wardrobe supervisor
Barbara Westerland .... wardrobe
Ed Wynigear .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Sati Tooray .... colorist
 
Music Department
Warren Barker .... orchestrator
Frank Comstock .... orchestrator
Don Costa .... orchestrator
Alexander Courage .... orchestrator
Lennie Hayton .... conductor
Lennie Hayton .... orchestrator
Philip J. Lang .... orchestrator
Jack Latimer .... music arranger: choral
Joseph Lipman .... orchestrator
Robert Mayer .... music editor
Lionel Newman .... conductor
Herbert W. Spencer .... orchestrator (as Herbert Spencer)
Kenneth Wannberg .... music editor
Douglas O. Williams .... music mixer
Bob Bain .... musician: guitar (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
James E. Haynes .... driver
Frank Khoury .... driver
Chris Haynes .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
George Eckert .... dialogue coach
Shelah Hackett .... assistant choreographer
Mollie Kent .... script supervisor
Michael Kidd .... choreographer
Marvin Laird .... dance arranger
Patricia Newcomb .... unit publicist
Randee Lynne Jensen .... production assistant (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
146 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) | Mono (35 mm prints) | DTS 70 mm (70mm re-release)
Certification:
Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Norway:7 | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G
Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Chenault Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During filming, Barbra Streisand and Walter Matthau fought bitterly. He disliked her so intensely that he refused to be around her except when required to do so by the script. He is famously quoted as telling Barbra that she "had no more talent than a butterfly's fart". Interestingly, he is clearly seen in the audience at Barbra's One Voice (1986) (TV) concert at her Malibu ranch, where invitation-only guests paid $5,000 per couple to help establish the Streisand Foundation, which supports numerous charitable organizations. Apparently, Walter Matthau did not hold grudges. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Several times during the movie, Barnaby mentions seeing the whale at Barnum's American Museum. However, in the fourteenth street parade, there is a banner for Barnum and Bailey's Circus. The American Museum burned down in 1865 and Barnum & Bailey didn't become partners until 1881. more
Quotes:
Horace: I'm going to march in the 14th street parade with the only kind of people I can trust: 700 men. more
Movie Connections:
References The Harvey Girls (1946) more
Soundtrack:
It Takes a Woman (Reprise) more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Still sadly underrated; a GREAT musical, 19 March 1999
Author: Brian Ewig (fangus@hotmail.com) from Conneaut, OH

It was fashionable to bash this film when it came out in 1969, and reviews remain - at best - mediocre. I've always found the hostility baffling. I loved the film the first time I saw it, and my appreciation remains undimmed after several viewings. The production is gorgeous (what awesome set design is displayed in the Harmonia Gardens and Central Park set pieces!); and the musical arrangements and choreography are first-rate. Note when Dolly tells Cornelius Hackl in the hat shop "Just give me five minutes, Mr. Hackl, and I'll have you dancing in the streets." She's as good as her word, and the ensuing sequence - with dancers leap-frogging over one another and throwing themselves off park benches into their beaus' arms - leaves you staring at the screen with an open mouth. Few of the principal actors could dance, but the hyper-kinetic Danny Lockin (playing Barnaby Tucker) is a joy to watch. I love it when he hops repeatedly over a bicycle before catching Minnie in his arms and riding off with her! Streisand and Matthau - personal animosity aside - make a wonderful couple. Their dialogue has a quality of one-upmanship that really tickles the viewer. One drawback to the film is that it typically plays on television shorn of its wide-screen format - a decision that ruins many of the compositions, especially in musical numbers. When I was a boy, I couldn't understand how the cinematographer got an Oscar nomination when he kept chopping actors on the end of a row out of the frame! Streisand's singing is to die for. It's amazing how she handles the first bars (repeating the single word "Good-bye") as she bids "So long, dearie," to Vandergelder. On the other hand, it's disorienting to hear Michael Crawford, now a superstar for his performance in "Phantom of the Opera," open his mouth and produce that grating, timorous little voice. I've always wondered, does he sing like that on purpose as part of the role. (It's probably just how Cornelius would sound in real life.)

All in all, the film's a true "10." One of the all-time great Hollywood musicals. Great score, marvellous cast, crackerjack production.

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