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Release Date:
16 February 1956 (USA)
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Tagline:
20th-Century Fox proudly presents [Rodgers and Hammerstein's CAROUSEL] more
Plot:
Billy Bigelow asks for permission to be sent down "from above" for one day to try and make amends for mistakes he made in life...
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Awards:
2 nominations
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(21 articles)
Michael Jackson has earned $90 million since he died
(From The Hollywood News. 28 October 2009, 4:50 AM, PDT)
Barrington Stage Company Announces 2009 15th Anniversary Season
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(From The Hollywood News. 28 October 2009, 4:50 AM, PDT)
Barrington Stage Company Announces 2009 15th Anniversary Season
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Wonderful, with world's BEST love song!
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Gordon MacRae | ... | Billy Bigelow | |
| Shirley Jones | ... | Julie Jordan | |
| Cameron Mitchell | ... | Jigger Craigin | |
| Barbara Ruick | ... | Carrie Pipperidge | |
| Claramae Turner | ... | Cousin Nettie | |
| Robert Rounseville | ... | Mr. Enoch Snow | |
| Gene Lockhart | ... | Starkeeper / Dr. Selden | |
| Audrey Christie | ... | Mrs. Mullin | |
| Susan Luckey | ... | Louise Bigelow | |
| William LeMassena | ... | Heavenly Friend | |
| John Dehner | ... | Mr. Bascombe | |
| Jacques d'Amboise | ... | Louise's 'Starlight Carnival' Dancing Partner |
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Also Known As:
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel (USA) (complete title)
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128 min
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2.55 : 1 more
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4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) |
6-Track Stereo (premiere only) |
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
West Germany:12 (f) |
USA:Approved (PCA #17724) |
Australia:G (original rating) |
Australia:PG (cable rating) |
Canada:G |
Finland:K-8 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:U
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Frank Sinatra was cast as Billy, but backed out because each scene had to be shot twice (once in 35mm, once in 55mm). Three weeks after he left, they found a way to film the scene once on 55mm, then transfer it onto 35mm.
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Anachronisms: As everyone leaves for the clambake in sailboats, we can see, for a full fifteen seconds or so, several men in one of the boats wearing very modern-looking caps and sunglasses.
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Heavenly Friend: Bigelow...
Billy Bigelow: [impatiently] Well, what'd I do now?
Heavenly Friend: Nothing. I just thought you'd wanna know - there's trouble.
Billy Bigelow: Huh! Thought you said I didn't do nothin'.
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Heavenly Friend: Bigelow...
Billy Bigelow: [impatiently] Well, what'd I do now?
Heavenly Friend: Nothing. I just thought you'd wanna know - there's trouble.
Billy Bigelow: Huh! Thought you said I didn't do nothin'.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (1997) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
When the Children Are Asleep
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This is a great film, based on a great show. It is perfectly cast, and has the world's best love song (If I Loved You) in a smashingly romantic setting. I shudder to think what the film would have been like with several who were possible leads--Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly--because Gordon MacRae is so right--physically and vocally--for the role, and Shirley Jones is marvelously young and innocent and beautiful.
The new (as of 5/99) DVD production is stunning, bringing wide screen, impeccable color, sharp definition, and glorious sound to the mix.
This Rodgers and Hammerstein show is a classic, and must not be missed!