The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest (Video 2007)

MGM's tempestuous Technicolor musical "The Pirate" is examined from its early beginnings as a stage play for Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine, its many screenwriters and famed anxt-ridden ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Fitzgerald

Writer:

Peter Fitzgerald

Stars:

Maurice LaMarche, Liza Minnelli, John Fricke

Cast

Credited cast:
Maurice LaMarche	...	Narrator
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself
John Fricke	...	Himself
Patricia Ward Kelly	...	Herself
Miles Kreuger	...	Himself
Fayard Nicholas	...	Himself (archive footage)
Judy Garland	...	Manuela (archive footage)
Gene Kelly	...	Serafin (archive footage)
Vincente Minnelli	...	Himself (archive footage)
Louis B. Mayer	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dore Schary	...	Himself (archive footage)
Cole Porter	...	Himself (archive footage)
Walter Slezak	...	Don Pedro Vargas (archive footage)
Robert Alton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Barrios	...	Himself

Storyline

MGM's tempestuous Technicolor musical "The Pirate" is examined from its early beginnings as a stage play for Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine, its many screenwriters and famed anxt-ridden filming, where Judy Garland, Gene Kelly and Vincente Minnelli pushed the artistic limits of the movie musical - and themselves to the breaking point.

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Plot Keywords:

musical filmmaking | film history | drug addiction | composer | fire | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 July 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Wave Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

14 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Be a Clown"
(Gene Kelly & Judy Garland)
by Cole Porte

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