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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

  • Video
  • 19991999
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
4.5K
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Richard Attenborough, Joan Collins, and Donny Osmond in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
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A humorously musical retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph.A humorously musical retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph.A humorously musical retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph.

IMDb RATING
7.2/10
4.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • David Mallet
  • Writers
    • Tim Rice(book)
    • Michael Walsh
  • Stars
    • Donny Osmond
    • Maria Friedman
    • Richard Attenborough
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Mallet
  • Writers
    • Tim Rice(book)
    • Michael Walsh
  • Stars
    • Donny Osmond
    • Maria Friedman
    • Richard Attenborough
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    • 74User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    Trailer 1:30
    Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

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    Donny Osmond in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
    Jeff Blumenkrantz, Martin Callaghan, Peter Challis, Patrick Clancy, Nicholas Colicos, Shaun Henson, David J. Higgins, Gerry McIntyre, Michael Small, Sebastien Torkia, and Nick Holmes in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
    Donny Osmond in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
    Jeff Blumenkrantz, Martin Callaghan, Peter Challis, Patrick Clancy, Nicholas Colicos, Shaun Henson, David J. Higgins, Gerry McIntyre, Michael Small, Sebastien Torkia, and Nick Holmes in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
    Donny Osmond in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
    Donny Osmond and Robert Torti in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
    Joan Collins in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
    Donny Osmond in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
    Donny Osmond in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
    Donny Osmond in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
    Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
    Richard Attenborough, Joan Collins, and Donny Osmond in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)

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    Donny Osmond
    Donny Osmond
    • Josephas Joseph
    Maria Friedman
    Maria Friedman
    • Narratoras Narrator
    Richard Attenborough
    Richard Attenborough
    • Jacobas Jacob
    Ian McNeice
    Ian McNeice
    • Potipharas Potiphar
    Joan Collins
    Joan Collins
    • Mrs. Potipharas Mrs. Potiphar
    Robert Torti
    Robert Torti
    • Pharaohas Pharaoh
    Christopher Biggins
    Christopher Biggins
    • The Bakeras The Baker
    Alex Jennings
    Alex Jennings
    • Butleras Butler
    Nicholas Colicos
    • Reubenas Reuben
    • (as Nicolas Colicos)
    Jeff Blumenkrantz
    Jeff Blumenkrantz
    • Simeonas Simeon
    David J. Higgins
    • Levias Levi
    • (as David J Higgins)
    Patrick Clancy
    • Issacharas Issachar
    Shaun Henson
    • Napthalias Napthali
    Martin Callaghan
    • Asheras Asher
    Sebastien Torkia
    • Danas Dan
    Michael Small
    • Zebulunas Zebulun
    Peter Challis
    Peter Challis
    • Gadas Gad
    Nick Holmes
    • Benjaminas Benjamin
    • Director
      • David Mallet
    • Writers
      • Tim Rice(book)
      • Michael Walsh
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    Storyline

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    In this filmed adaption of the long-running musical, we see the story of Joseph (Donny Osmond), son of Jacob (Sir Richard Attenborough). The favored son, he is betrayed by his jealous brothers and sold into slavery and driven to Egypt. Though beset with adversity, Joseph perseveres through wit and faith and becomes the Governor of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh (Robert Torti). This all the sets the scene for when he meets his brothers who have come to Egypt to purchase food. —Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
    • slavery
    • pharaoh
    • lifting male in air
    • lifting someone into the air
    • brother brother relationship
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    • Taglines
      • Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber's Classic Family Musical
    • Genre
      • Musical
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Despite all of the children in the school being around eight or nine, Maria Friedman's son Toby Sams Friedman, then four, was among the school children. He is the boy to whom she directly sings at the beginning.
    • Goofs
      During 'The Song of the King' Joseph says "I got the bit about the corn, but I'm not to sure about the cows. So if you could just give it to me one more time, Mr Pharaoh man." Pharaoh then proceeds to sing the verse about the corn again, and not the cows. This is in fact not an error. Pharaoh, an impatient man repeats the last line while Joseph checks for the correct answer in the Bible (held by the Narrator). The same is true for the stage productions.
    • Quotes

      Joseph: Benjamin! You nasty youth, your crime has shocked me to the core. *Never* in my whole career have I encountered this before. Guards! Seize him! Lock him in a cell. Throw the keys into the Nile as well.

    • Crazy credits
      Ending credits feature clips of each actor with real name listed and then of that actor in his/her character with that name listed as well. The credits of each of the 11 brothers appear in the same order as they are mentioned during the 'Jacob & Sons Song' scene: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Naphtali, Isaachar, Asher, Dan, Zebulun, Gad, Benjamin, Judah
    • Connections
      Featured in Lindsay Ellis' Essay Collection: Why is Cats? (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Prologue - You Are What You Feel
      Lyrics by Tim Rice

      Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

      Performed by Maria Friedman

    User reviews74

    Review
    Top review
    Ah, a return to my own childhood
    Nearly thirty years ago, the church choir I was a member of staged an entertainment evening, the first half of which was a 45-minute 'sung story' called Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Nearly thirty years on, and I have a chance to show my own children what a wondrous musical this was and continues to be.

    I also have to confess that, when I first heard of this release, I was one of those people who went 'Donny Osmond???!!??'. Again, this was coloured by memories of 30-odd years of knowing him as a 70's teenybopper, but I have to admit that I was very pleasently surprised by his performance here. The years he spent playing Joseph on stage show in his performance, and it also made me forget Jason Donovan or Philip Schofield in the part.

    The film succeeds both by acknowledging the most recent stage productions, and returning to its roots. It was originally written as a school stage show, and the prologue in the assembly hall returns to it to the original setting. Having the teachers (and yes, I took a double take on Joan Collins on the piano) go on to be the singers and actors grounds the film, and the opening up of the stage setting is done without ever letting you forget it was a stage show.

    The support cast are all good - it's especially satisfying to see the likes of Richard Attenborough and Christopher Biggins doing musicals again after nearly 30 years as well. Joan Collins has a whale of a time as Mrs Potiphar, and Pharaoh gets down and rocks with the best of them. Maria Freidman as the narrator shows her vocal range to perfection - currently she is the main attraction in the stage show of Witches of Eastwick.

    All in all, good family fun, and worth watching with your kids.
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    • MikeSez!
    • Jun 15, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 5, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • The Really Useful Group
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Great Performances: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    • Filming locations
      • Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Really Useful Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.55 : 1

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