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Director:
David Thompson
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Release Date:
2 December 1996 (USA) more
Plot:
Documentary chronicling Arthur Freed and his unit's contribution to some of Hollywood's most memorable musicals. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Busby Berkeley ... Himself (archive footage)
Irving Berlin ... Himself (archive footage)
Irving Brecher ... Himself
Nacio Herb Brown ... Himself (archive footage)
Leslie Caron ... Herself
Saul Chaplin ... Himself

Cyd Charisse ... Herself
Betty Comden ... Herself
Stanley Donen ... Himself
Hugh Fordin ... Himself
Arthur Freed ... Himself (archive footage)

Judy Garland ... Herself (archive footage)
Adolph Green ... Himself
Margaret Hamilton ... Herself (archive footage)
Mildred Kaufman ... Herself

Gene Kelly ... Himself (archive footage)
Michael Kidd ... Himself
Bert Lahr ... Himself (archive footage)

Ann Miller ... Herself
Vincente Minnelli ... Himself (archive footage)
André Previn ... Himself

Mickey Rooney ... Himself
Barbara Saltzman ... Herself
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:86 min
Country:
USA | France | Japan | UK
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:G

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Featured on the Singin' in the Rain (1952) 50th Anniversary Edition DVD. more
Movie Connections:
References Kiss Me Kate (1953) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Great musicals, 22 January 2004
7/10
Author: rbverhoef (rbverhoef@hotmail.com) from The Hague, Netherlands

This documentary about MGM producer Arthur Freed is very interesting. We learn a lot about him and the way he worked. Famous directors like Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly and Vincente Minnelli, who directed a lot of the musicals Freed produced, and a lot of others talk about this great person in movie history.

What made this documentary even more interesting are the great moments from great musicals like 'The Wizard of Oz', 'An American in Paris', 'Singin' in the Rain', 'The Band Wagon' and 'Gigi'. A very nice documentary about a man and his great musical movies.

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