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The music man [videorecording] Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; music and lyrics by Meredith Willson ; screenplay by Marion Hargrove ; produced and directed by Morton DaCosta.

Meredith Willson's The music man (other title)
DaCosta, Morton, 1914-1989 (Added Author). Ford, Paul, 1901-1976 (Added Author). Gingold, Hermione, 1897-1987 (Added Author). Hackett, Buddy, 1924-2003 (Added Author). Hargrove, Marion, 1919-2003 (Added Author). Howard, Ron, 1954- (Added Author). Jones, Shirley 1934- (Added Author). Preston, Robert., 1918-1987 (Added Author). Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984 (Added Author). Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Music man. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Ron Howard. (Cast).

Summary:

A musical instrument salesman posing as a professor arrives in a small town and drums up business by convincing the townspeople to start a boys' band.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790738155
  • ISBN: 9780790738154
  • Physical Description: 1 DVD (151 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen; Special edition
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 1999.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container.
Based on the musical play by Meredith Willson.
Includes "Right here in River City : the making of Meredith Willson's The music man", introduction by Shirley Jones, production notes and theatrical trailers for The music man and The unsinkable Molly Brown.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Robert Burks ; film editor, William Ziegler ; choreography by Onna White ; music supervised and conducted by Ray Heindorf.
Participant or Performer Note:
Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Ron Howard.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: G.
System Details Note:
DVD ; Dolby 5.1 surrround; region 1.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Soundtrack in English; subtitles in English or French.
Awards Note:
Academy Award winner for Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment (Ray Heindorf)

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Subject:
Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984 > Film and video adaptations.
Marching bands > Drama.
Swindlers and swindling > Drama.
Genre:
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Musical films.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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