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Features: DVD, English, Spanish, Subtitled
Gordon MacRae is Curly, a sunny, good-natured ranch hand, and Shirley Jones is Laurey Williams, the farmer's daughter he loves. Rod Steiger is the menacing Jud, who tries to comes between them. The first Rodgers and Hammerstein collaboration, this Academy Award winner for Best Score features the classic songs "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'", "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top" and "People Will Say We're In Love".
Editor's Note
Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical about a love triangle in the midst of the Oklahoma land rush is adapted to the screen featuring the enduring songs "People Will Say We're in Love," "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin," "Oklahoma!" and more. Shirley Jones' debut, this panoramic film was actually shot in Arizona! Academy Award Nominations: 4. Academy Awards: Best Sound Recording and Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.
Plot Summary
A big, lush screen version of the Rodgers & Hammerstein hit Broadway musical. Originally presented in Todd-AO widescreen, this rousing tale of a farm girl who falls in love with a cowboy and then must fend off the advances of a villainous suitor is packed with some the most beloved tunes in American theater -- "Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'!," "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," and, of course, the title song "Oklahoma."
| Features | 1955 Cinemascope & Todd AO Features | | Audio Commentary | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Cinemascope Vs. Todd AO Featurette | | Featurettes | | Includes Sing-Along Subtitles | | Interactive Menus | | Photo Gallery | | Previews | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Theatrical Trailer | | Vintage Stage Excerpts |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 11/15/2005 |
| Running Time: 145 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1955 | | Catalog ID: 2230843 | | UPC: 00024543208433 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 2.20:1 & 2.55:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Eddie Albert | | Gordon MacRae | | Rod Steiger | | Shirley Jones | | Arthur Hornblow, Jr. - Producer | | Fred Zinnemann - Director | | Geroge Boemler, et. al. - Editor | | Oliver Smith - Production Designer | | Oscar Hammerstein II, et. al. - Executive Producer | | Oscar Hammerstein II, et. al. - Based On Play By | | Richard Rodgers, et. al. - Original Music By | | Robert Surtees, et. al. - Cinematographer |
| Awards |
Oscar (1956) |  | Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton, Adolph Deutsch, Winner, Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture | | Fred Hynes, Winner, Best Sound, Recording | | | Robert Surtees, Nominee, Best Cinematography, Color | | | George Boemler, Gene Ruggiero, Nominee, Best Film Editing |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
Rating: B 12/23/1994 p.77USA Today
"...Much of this outdoor musical was literally shot outdoors, and the skies Gordon MacRae sings to look the bluest they've looked in 40 years..." 12/09/1994 p.3D Premiere
"[T]he lavish 1955 production almost instantly became a Great American Film Musing?.A sunny explosion of classic songs, all gorgeously shot..." 12/01/2005 p.182 |
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