Carousel /

A carnival barker would come back from the dead for the woman he loves

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960 (Lyricist)
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Other Authors: Alexander, Rod, 1920-1992 (choreographer (expression)), Christie, Audrey (Actor), Clarke, Charles G., 1899-1983 (director of photography), D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-2021 (Actor), Dehner, John (Actor), Ephron, Henry, 1912-1992 (Screenwriter), Ephron, Phoebe, 1914-1971 (Screenwriter), Jones, Shirley, 1934 March 31- (Actor), King, Henry, 1886-1982, LeMassena, William, 1916-1993 (Actor), Lockhart, Gene, 1891-1957 (Actor), Luckey, Susan (Actor), MacRae, Gordon (Actor), Mitchell, Cameron, 1918-1994 (Actor), Molnár, Ferenc, 1878-1952, Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 (composer (work)), Rounseville, Robert (Actor), Ruick, Barbara (Actor), Turner, Claramae, 1920-2013 (Actor)
Format: Unknown
Language:English
Spanish
French
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]
Beverly Hills, Calif. : ©2006
Edition:50th anniversary ed
Subjects:
Description
Summary:A carnival barker would come back from the dead for the woman he loves
Billy Bigelow, a smooth-talking carny man, falls in love with a millworker. Tragedy strikes these star-crossed lovers and their journey is not easy
Item Description:DVD release of the 1956 motion picture
From their musical play based on Ferenc Molnar's "Liliom," as adapted by Benjamin F. Glazer
Issued also as part of the Rodgers & Hammerstein collection
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956
Special features: Disc 1: audio commentary by Shirley Jones and Nick Redman; exclusive isolated musical score; songs-only option; singalong karaoke subtitles (English) ; Disc 2: bonus film: 1934 classic "Liliom" (116 min., b&w); "Turns on the 'Carousel'" featurette; vintage stage excerpt: The "If I loved you" extended sequence with original Broadway stars Jan Clayton and John Raitt; stills and audio from deleted numbers: "You're a queer one, Julie Jordan," performed by Barbara Ruick and Shirley Jones, "Blow high, blow low" performed by Cameron Mitchell and chorus; Fox Movietone News: "'Carousel' opens at New York and Hollywood in CinemaScope 55"; behind-the-scenes still photo gallery; original theatrical trailer
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (245 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
2 videodiscs (approximately 129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format:DVD ; Region 1 ; (Disc 1) anamorphic widescreen (2.55:1, letterbox) presentation ; (disc 2) full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; (disc 1) Dolby Digital 5.0 surround, Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono., dual layer, NTSC ; (Disc 2) Dolby Digital mono., dual layer, NTSC
DVD, NTSC, region 1; Disc 1: anamorphic widescreen (2.55:1, letterbox) presentation; Disc 2: full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Disc 1: Dolby Digital 5.0 surround (English), Dolby Digital stereo. (English), Dolby Digital mono. (Spanish), dual layer; Disc 2: Dolby Digital mono., dual layer
Audience:Not rated
Production Credits:Cinematography, Charles G. Clarke ; editor, William Reynolds ; music, Richard Rodgers ; book and lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers ; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; choreography by Rod Alexander ; music supervised and conducted by Alfred Newman ; art direction, Lyle R. Wheeler, Jack Martin Smith ; set decorations, Walter M. Scott, Chester Bayhi ; film editor, William Reynolds ; wardrobe direction, Charles Le Maire ; costumes designed by Mary Wills