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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) 7.2
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too. Director:Stanley Donen |
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Cast
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| Jeff Richards | ... | ||
| Russ Tamblyn | ... | ||
| Tommy Rall | ... |
Frank Pontipee
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Marc Platt | ... |
Daniel Pontipee
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Jacques d'Amboise | ... |
Ephraim Pontipee
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| Julie Newmar | ... |
Dorcas
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Nancy Kilgas | ... |
Alice
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Betty Carr | ... |
Sarah
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Virginia Gibson | ... |
Liza
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Ruth
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
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Adam, the eldest of seven brothers, goes to town to get a wife. He convinces Milly to marry him that same day. They return to his backwoods home. Only then does she discover he has six brothers - all living in his cabin. Milly sets out to reform the uncouth siblings, who are anxious to get wives of their own. Then, after reading about the Roman capture of the Sabine women, Adam develops an inspired solution to his brothers' loneliness. Written by Melissa Portell <mportell@s-cwis.unomaha.edu>
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The once-in-a-lifetime musical romp! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
22 July 1954 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Siete novias para siete hermanos See more »Company Credits
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4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Sound System) (magnetic prints)| 70 mm 6-Track (Australia) (1968 re-release)| Mono (optical prints)Color:
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2.20 : 1
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(uncredited)
Music by Gene de Paul
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Sung by Howard Keel and Brothers
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The brothers claim that there were no F names in the Bible. While there are "F" names in the New Testament, all the names shown are from the Old Testament, so presumably that was the only part of the Bible they were referring to. See more »Soundtracks
"Sobbin' Women"(uncredited)
Music by Gene de Paul
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Sung by Howard Keel and Brothers
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Howard Keel died yesterday bringing a lifetime of energetic and fun films to a close. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was one of those films. It had catchy memorable tunes with strong hooks that stay in the brain for days. It took full advantage of brilliant color, fabulous choreography, and even managed to have that one thing that too many musicals eschew... a plot... complete with character arcs. Adam Pontipee is the eldest of seven brothers who decides that living in a squalor with six other scroungy bachelors and horrible cooking has gone on long enough. When Milly agrees to marry him on the day they meet, everyone's in for a shock.
Adam finds that a wife is more than a cooking and cleaning slave and that his actions can effect others far more than he ever thought. Milly learns that expectations and dreams don't always work out the way you hope, but they can still work out. The six brothers learn that there's more to life than chopping wood, that Adam isn't always right and that you can't just take what you want. And six young women (the brides) discover that there are more choices than the ones people put in front of you.
The movie asks some hard questions and doesn't answer all of them. Initially the brides are all quite take with the brothers, until the bachelors in town chase them back into the mountains. When the bachelors decide to kidnap the brides we have to ask ourselves how such an act could work out well. Before we heap indignities on the writers, we should also ask whether the townsfolk should be allowed to chase off anyone who might contend for the affections of the girls they have their eyes on. That's one of the finest points of this movie. These aren't matters of black and white. This is a story of humanity and of men and women. But mostly, this is a fine musical and part of Howard Keel's enduring legacy.