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Hello, Dolly!

  • 19691969
  • GG
  • 2h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
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AdventureComedyMusical
Matchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York ... Read allMatchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York City along the way.Matchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York City along the way.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
16K
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    • Gene Kelly
  • Writers
    • Michael Stewart(book of stage play by)
    • Thornton Wilder(based on "The Matchmaker" by)
    • Ernest Lehman(written for the screen by)
  • Stars
    • Barbra Streisand
    • Walter Matthau
    • Michael Crawford
    • Gene Kelly
  • Writers
    • Michael Stewart(book of stage play by)
    • Thornton Wilder(based on "The Matchmaker" by)
    • Ernest Lehman(written for the screen by)
  • Stars
    • Barbra Streisand
    • Walter Matthau
    • Michael Crawford
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 154User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars

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    Hello, Dolly!
    Trailer 4:15
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    Photos72

    Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
    Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
    Barbra Streisand, Joyce Ames, and Tommy Tune in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
    Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
    "Hello Dolly" Barbra Streisand 1969 20th Century Fox
    "Hello Dolly" Walter Matthau, Barbra Streisand
    Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
    "Hello, Dolly!" Louis Armstrong, Barbra Streisand, Gene Kelly 1969 20th Century Fox
    "Hello Dolly" Barbra Streisand 1969 20th Century Fox
    "Hello Dolly" Barbra Streisand with son Jason Gould on the set 1969 20th Cent. Fox
    "Hello Dolly" Barbra Streisand and son Jason Gould 1969 20th Century Fox
    "Hello Dolly" Barbra Streisand, Louis Armstrong 1969 20th Century Fox

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    Barbra Streisand
    Barbra Streisand
    • Dolly Levi
    Walter Matthau
    Walter Matthau
    • Horace Vandergelder
    Michael Crawford
    Michael Crawford
    • Cornelius Hackl
    Marianne McAndrew
    Marianne McAndrew
    • Irene Molloy
    Danny Lockin
    Danny Lockin
    • Barnaby Tucker
    E.J. Peaker
    E.J. Peaker
    • Minnie Fay
    Joyce Ames
    • Ermengarde
    Tommy Tune
    Tommy Tune
    • Ambrose Kemper
    Judy Knaiz
    • Gussie Granger
    David Hurst
    David Hurst
    • Rudolph Reisenweber
    Fritz Feld
    Fritz Feld
    • Rudolph's Assistant
    Richard Collier
    Richard Collier
    • Vandergelder's Barber
    J. Pat O'Malley
    J. Pat O'Malley
    • Policeman in Park
    Louis Armstrong
    Louis Armstrong
    • Orchestra Leader
    David Ahdar
    • Laborer
    • (uncredited)
    Will Ahern
    • Paper Ricker
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Rutanya Alda
    Rutanya Alda
    • Townsperson
    • (uncredited)
    Melanie Alexander
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    • …
      • Gene Kelly
    • Writers
      • Michael Stewart(book of stage play by)
      • Thornton Wilder(based on "The Matchmaker" by)
      • Ernest Lehman(written for the screen by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      According to Michael Crawford, he auditioned for Gene Kelly in his hotel room. Kelly asked him if he knew any tap steps, and tried to coach him on some on top of the coffee table. Crawford tried to imitate him, but was so nervous at the idea of dancing with the famous dancer and choreographer that he kept messing up. He was convinced he'd failed the audition, when Kelly told him "What we're looking for is an attractive idiot: My wife thinks you're attractive, and I think you're an idiot!", telling him he'd gotten the part.
    • Goofs
      During opening credits, as Walter Matthau's name appears, a couple of wrecked modern automobiles (circa 1960s) can be seen dumped in foliage to right of railroad track.
    • Quotes

      Dolly Levi: Money, pardon the expression, is like manure. It's not worth a thing unless it's spread around, encouraging young things to grow.

    • Alternate versions
      There are two alternate takes during the number Before The Parade Passes By. They occur as Dolly Levi (played by Barbra Streisand) is running down the garden path to see the parade and is singing the line "Before the Parade Passes by".In the 35mm prints which were sent to movie theaters after the roadshow engagements, Dolly almost loses her hat while running. This was used for the home video version. The 70mm prints have a different take, in which Dolly did not have any hat problems. This was used for the DVD version.
    • Connections
      Edited into American Masters: Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Just Leave Everything To Me
      (1964) (uncredited)

      Written by Jerry Herman

      Performed by Barbra Streisand and Chorus

    User reviews154

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    8/10
    Put on your Sunday Clothes
    This gargantuan musical was the last of its kind. It's like a dinosaur ear-marked for extinction and yet it's highly entertaining. Parts of it are terrible, (mostly those scenes in which Babs doesn't appear), and Gene Kelly's direction is never as light on its feet as his dancing used to be but when the aforementioned Miss Striesand is on screen, the movie soars. Critics complained that at 27 she was much too young for the part of Dolly Levi but she's a bona-fide star, so what the heck; her Dolly is ageless and as musical-comedy performances go this is one of the best.

    The Jerry Herman score is decidedly old-fashioned Broadway. Sondheim may be the greater composer but Herman gave us tunes we could hum and the production numbers here are terrific, in particular the title song which gives us Striesand, high-kicking waiters and Louis Armstrong. Purists will always prefer the Joseph Anthony version of Thornton Wilder's original play "The Matchmaker" but this is no disgrace, so put on your Sunday clothes and let's have a whale of a time.
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    • MOscarbradley
    • Oct 30, 2007

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    • Release date
      • December 16, 1969 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Chenault Productions
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 26 minutes
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