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Brigadoon (1954)

G 108 min  -  Fantasy | Musical | Romance  -   8 September 1954 (USA)
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Two Americans on a hunting trip in Scotland become lost. They encounter a small village, not on the map, called Brigadoon, in which people harbor a mysterious secret, and behave as if they were still living two hundred years in the past.

Writers:

Alan Jay Lerner (screenplay), Alan Jay Lerner (musical)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gene Kelly ...
Van Johnson ...
Cyd Charisse ...
Elaine Stewart ...
Jane Ashton
Barry Jones ...
Hugh Laing Hugh Laing ...
Albert Sharpe Albert Sharpe ...
Virginia Bosler Virginia Bosler ...
Jean Campbell
Jimmy Thompson Jimmy Thompson ...
Tudor Owen Tudor Owen ...
Archie Beaton
Owen McGiveney Owen McGiveney ...
Angus
Dee Turnell Dee Turnell ...
Ann
Dodie Heath Dodie Heath ...
Meg Brockie (as Dody Heath)
Eddie Quillan Eddie Quillan ...
Sandy
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Storyline

Americans Tommy Albright and Jeff Douglas, on a hunting vacation in Scotland, discover a quaint and beautiful village, Brigadoon. Strangely, the village is not on any map, and soon Tommy and Jeff find out why: Brigadoon is an enchanted place. It appears once every hundred years for one day, then disappears back into the mists of time, to wake up to its next day a century hence. When Tommy falls in love with Fiona, a girl of the village, he realizes that she can never be part of his life back in America. Can he be part of hers in Brigadoon? Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Village | American | Scotland | Hunting | Vacation  | See more »

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Genres:

Fantasy | Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Lenda dos Beijos Perdidos See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,352,625 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo  | Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Anscocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The long-horned cow was scary for 'Gene Kelly. (I)' For his scene with the animal, he ordered that it be blindfolded and chained to the floor. Plastic eyes were attached to the blindfold. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: During the song, "Almost Like Being In Love" Gene Kelly dances around. When he passes the bulls, you can see the bushes to the right of the pig moving as if someone off screen is putting them back in place after moving them out of their way. See more »

Quotes

Tommy Albright: Look... I'm not saying I believe all this, but just for argument's sake... suppose... suppose a stranger like... well, like... like me... came to Brigadoon and wanted to stay. Could he?
Mr. Lundie: [gives him a long look, then smiles] Aye, he could. Mr. Forsythe provided for that.
Jeff Douglas: He didn't miss a trick, did he?
Mr. Lundie: [laughing] No, lad, he didna! No, a stranger could stay if he loved someone here... not Brigadoon itself, mind, but someone *in* Brigadoon... enough to be willing to give up everything to stay near that person... which is only right because after all, lad... if you love someone deeply enough, anything is possible.
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Connections

Referenced in Chariots of Fire (1981) See more »

Soundtracks

"I'll Go Home with Bonnie Jean"
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Sung by Jimmy Thompson (dubbed by John Gustafson), Gene Kelly,
Van Johnson and Chorus
Danced by Gene Kelly, Van Johnson and Chorus See more »