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Invitation to the Dance
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Invitation to the Dance (1956)

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Overview

Director:
Gene Kelly
Writers:
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Release Date:
1 March 1957 (USA) more
Plot:
This is a movie where three entirely different stories are told though dancing. Words are not used and the style of dancing is different for each part... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
A Must See For All Gene Kelly Fans, or Dancers. more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)

Gene Kelly ... Host / Pierrot / The Marine / Sinbad
Igor Youskevitch ... The Lover / The Artist
Claire Sombert ... The Loved
Tamara Toumanova ... The Streetwalker
Diana Adams ... Hat Check Girl
Tommy Rall ... Flashy Boyfriend
Belita ... The Femme Fatale
David Paltenghi ... The Husband
Daphne Dale ... The Wife
Claude Bessy ... The Model
Irving Davies ... The Crooner
Carol Haney ... Scheherazade
David Kasday ... The Genie / Little Sailor
André Previn ... Composer at Piano
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Additional Details

Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:S
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK
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Trivia:
André Previn's music for the "Ring Around the Rosy" sequence replaced a rejected score by Malcolm Arnold. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Due South: An Invitation to Romance (#1.18)" (1995) more
Soundtrack:
Circus more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
A Must See For All Gene Kelly Fans, or Dancers., 26 October 2000
Author: corey_beckwith from King City, California, USA

This film includes three dance interpreted stories, choreographed and starring the great Gene Kelly. The first story is called "Circus" which tells the story of a circus clown who is secretly in love with the Circus Ballet Star who is openly in love with the Circus High-Wire-Walker. The second story is called "Ring Around The Rosy" which tells the story of a bracelet that is past from one silly lover to the next. The third story is called "Sinbad The Sailor" which tells the story of a navy sailor who, while on shore leave in Bagdad, finds a magic lamp that takes him on an animated adventure.

Each story includes an all star cast of "then" well known dancers who give outstanding performances that only Gene Kelly fans and other dancers could appreciate. It is a delightful film, that will brighten any persons video library.

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