The music man / Warner Bros. Pictures ; music and lyrics by Meredith Willson ; screenplay by Marion Hargrove ; produced and directed by Morton DaCosta.
Silver-tongued con artist Harold Hill hoodwinks the stubborn townsfolk of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boy's band, but his game ultimately and romantically backfires.
| Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Language: | English French |
| Language of the Original: |
English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
In English with optional subtitles in French; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
| Published: |
Burbank, CA :
Warner Home Video,
[1999]
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| Edition: | Special edition. |
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Variant Title: |
Meredith Wilson's the music man. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
Silver-tongued con artist Harold Hill hoodwinks the stubborn townsfolk of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boy's band, but his game ultimately and romantically backfires. |
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| Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962, the film version of the Broadway play. Special features: All-new documentary Right here in River City : the making of Meredith Willson's 'The music man' ; introduction by Shirley Jones ; production notes ; 2 theatrical trailers ; scene access. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | AF9 D0001871 VideoDVD PN1995.9.M86 M87 1999 VideoDVD |
| Audience: |
Rated G. |
| ISBN: | 0790738155 9780790738154 |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Robert Burks ; film editor, William Ziegler ; music supervised and conducted by Ray Heindorf ; choreographer, Onna White. |
| System Details: | DVD; Dolby surround 5.1 stereo; widescreen version, enhanced for 16x9 TVs. |
| Participant or Performer: |
Cast: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford. |