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The music man

The music man [videorecording] / Title on container: Meredith Willson's The music man - Special ed. - Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, c1999. - 1 videodisc (151 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Based on Meredith Willson's play The Music Man with his music and lyrics, book written in collaboration with Franklin Lacey. Special features: All-new documentary Right here in River City: the making of Meredith Willson's 'The music man' (30 min.), introduction by Shirley Jones, production notes. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961; released in 1962.

Color feature film (151 min.) -- Documentary (30 min.).

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. 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.

Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Ronny Howard.

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.

MPAA Rating: G.


DVD; NTSC, Region 1 ; Dolby surround 5.1 stereo; widescreen version, enhanced for 16x9 TVs ; dual-layer disc.


In English with optional English or French subtitles ; English closed-captions for the hearing impaired.

Winner (tie), Best Film - Musical Comedy, 1962 Golden Globes ; Winner, Best Music Adaptation or Treatment (Ray Heindorf), 1962 Academy Awards.

0790738155 9780790738154

085391676829

16768 Warner Home Video


Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984 --Film adaptations.


Band directors--Iowa--Drama.
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Love--Iowa--Drama.


Iowa--Drama.


Musical films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Feature films--United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
DVD-Video discs.

M1503.W642 / M47 1999

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