Carousel (film)
1956 film by Henry King / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other films with the same title, see Carousel (disambiguation).
Carousel is a 1956 American drama fantasy musical film based on the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical of the same name, which in turn was based on Ferenc Molnár's 1909 non-musical play Liliom. The film stars Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones and was directed by Henry King.
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Directed by | Henry King |
Screenplay by | Phoebe Ephron Henry Ephron |
Based on | Carousel by Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II Liliom by Ferenc Molnár |
Produced by | Henry Ephron Darryl F. Zanuck |
Starring | Gordon MacRae Shirley Jones Cameron Mitchell |
Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
Edited by | William H. Reynolds |
Music by | Richard Rodgers |
Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3.3 million[1] |
Box office | $3.75 million (US rentals)[2] |
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As with the original stage production, the film contains some of Rodgers and Hammerstein's most famous songs and perhaps the most serious storyline of all of their musicals.