| Description |
1 videodisc (151 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Region 1; Dolby digital. |
| Language |
English dialogue; English or French subtitles. Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Ronny Howard, Charles Lane. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Robert Burks ; film editor, William Ziegler ; orchestrations by Ray Heindorf, Frank Comstock, Gus Levene ; music supervised and conducted by Ray Heindorf ; choreographer, Onna White. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. |
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Special features: Cast & Crew ; featurette Right here in River city: The making of Meredith Willson's The music man, Introduction by Shirley Jone; Theatrical trailer ; Winthrop Paroo. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: G. |
| Summary |
A con man in the guise of a traveling salesman gets off the train in River City, Iowa. He convinces the town to finance a children's marching band instead of a pool hall. Special features include: 'Right Here in River City' Documentary and Introduction by Shirley Jones. |
| Awards |
Winner (tie), Best Film - Musical Comedy, 1962 Golden Globes ; Winner, Best Music Adaptation or Treatment (Ray Heindorf), 1962 Academy Awards. |
| Subject |
Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984. Music man -- Film adaptations.
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Love -- Iowa -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Iowa -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Hargrove, Marion, 1919-2003.
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DaCosta, Morton, 1914-1989.
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Preston, Robert, 1918-1987.
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Jones, Shirley, 1934 March 31-
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Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984.
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Hackett, Buddy, 1924-2003.
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Gingold, Hermione, 1897-1987.
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Ford, Paul, 1901-1976.
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Howard, Ron, 1954-
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0780663888 |
| Standard No. |
883929152599 |
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