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Pour sauver la cité de Rome, menacée par les troupes d'Hannibal, la belle Amytis séduit le général carthaginois.Pour sauver la cité de Rome, menacée par les troupes d'Hannibal, la belle Amytis séduit le général carthaginois.Pour sauver la cité de Rome, menacée par les troupes d'Hannibal, la belle Amytis séduit le général carthaginois.
Chris Alcaide
- Cpl. Ballol
- (non crédité)
Fred Aldrich
- Soldier
- (non crédité)
Herman Belmonte
- Citizen
- (non crédité)
Ray Beltram
- Slave
- (non crédité)
Stanley Blystone
- Citizen
- (non crédité)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesWilliams refused to do the scene where Amytis rides a horse off a cliff and MGM refused to cut the scene. Platform diver Al Lewin did the stunt in one take - and broke his back in the process.
- GaffesDuring the "slave market" dance number Marge Champion at one point has a small basket on her head. It falls off and lands on the ground between her and Gower. They pull in for a closeup and when they pull back the basket is gone.
- Crédits fousIn opening credits: "In 216 B.C., Hannibal the Barbarian marched on Rome. The history of this great march has always been confused. This picture will do nothing to clear it up."
- ConnexionsFeatured in 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955)
- Bandes originalesHoratio's Narration
(uncredited)
Music by Saul Chaplin
Lyrics by George Wells, Harold Adamson and Saul Chaplin
Sung by Richard Haydn
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Spoof or Goof?
Unless someone tells you in advance that "Jupiter's Darling" is a spoof, you may be like me and wonder through the first part of the film exactly what you are watching. I thought it was a badly made "serious" musical. And I wonder if calling it a "spoof" forgives a film for its bad elements? Bad dancing. Stilted lyrics. Questionable artistic choices. Awkward moments. The beginning of this film is plagued with them. Once you take the film to be a spoof, some of them can be forgiven--IF you are sure that the silliness is intentional. I am not sure all of it is.
When Esther Williams sings "I Had a Dream", you might be surprised to hear her sing. I was. Then I learned that it was dubbed by Jo Ann Greer. Good choice of singer, because it sounds like Esther's voice. Note that she sings while swimming. That's a little awkward. And then the number turns (appropriately) into a dream sequence. Even if you find the film less than excellent, it's a number that is interesting--filmed to give the illusion that it was done without coming up for air.
Howard Keel, as Hannibal, is the romantic interest. He lends his booming voice to some silly lyrics. I had the recurring impression I was listening to The Grinch.
Another interesting thing: the opening line of one song ("Don't Let This Night Get Away") sounded remarkably like the opening line of "A Woman in Love" from "Guys and Dolls", released the same year.
Besides the underwater dance sequence I mentioned, there is another that is worth seeing for its uniqueness. Marge and Gower Champion sing "The Life of an Elephant" while dancing among elephants that perform tricks. Both sequences must have been tedious to film.
One element that that I found superior throughout was the costuming.
When Esther Williams sings "I Had a Dream", you might be surprised to hear her sing. I was. Then I learned that it was dubbed by Jo Ann Greer. Good choice of singer, because it sounds like Esther's voice. Note that she sings while swimming. That's a little awkward. And then the number turns (appropriately) into a dream sequence. Even if you find the film less than excellent, it's a number that is interesting--filmed to give the illusion that it was done without coming up for air.
Howard Keel, as Hannibal, is the romantic interest. He lends his booming voice to some silly lyrics. I had the recurring impression I was listening to The Grinch.
Another interesting thing: the opening line of one song ("Don't Let This Night Get Away") sounded remarkably like the opening line of "A Woman in Love" from "Guys and Dolls", released the same year.
Besides the underwater dance sequence I mentioned, there is another that is worth seeing for its uniqueness. Marge and Gower Champion sing "The Life of an Elephant" while dancing among elephants that perform tricks. Both sequences must have been tedious to film.
One element that that I found superior throughout was the costuming.
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- atlasmb
- 5 juin 2014
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- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
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- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Jupiter's Darling
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- Budget
- 3 337 000 $US (estimé)
- Durée1 heure 35 minutes
- Rapport de forme
- 2.55 : 1
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