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Vincente Minnelli
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Strory of the festering underbelly of Hollywood; 12 June 2007
Vincente Minnelli - filmography
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Two Weeks in Another Town
(1962)
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Edward G. Robinson, Cyd Charisse
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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One of Hollywood's great directors, Vincente Minnelli, turns a jaundiced eye towards the film industry in this drama about the inner workings of the movie business. Jack Andrus (Kirk Douglas) is an actor whose career has gone into a tailspin along with his personal life; after a severe bout with ..read more »
 
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from 11 members
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Gigi
on DVD
(1958)
Starring: Isabel J, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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Director Vincente Minnelli and producer Arthur Freed capped the success of their earlier hits 'Meet Me in St Louis' and 'An American in Paris' with this lavish musical adaptation of Colette's famous novel. Gigi (Leslie Caron), an innocent French girl, finds herself being trained as a courtesan so ..read more »
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Some Came Running
(1958)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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After the success of From Here to Eternity, pairing Frank Sinatra with another James Jones novel made perfect sense. Set in the aftermath of World War II, the film stars Sinatra as a recently discharged soldier whose promising writing career has derailed. After a drunken card game, Sinatra finds ..read more »
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Lust For Life
on DVD
(1956)
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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This filmed biography of Vincent Van Gogh was adapted by Norman Corwin from the best-selling novel by Irving Stone, which was in turn inspired by the written correspondence between Van Gogh and his brother Theo. Kirk Douglas plays the tormented genius, whose obsessive devotion to his art engulfs, ..read more »
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Kismet
(1955)
Starring: Howard Keel
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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Like a tale spun by Schehrazade, Kismet follows the remarkable and repeated changes of fortune that engulf a poor poet. It all happens in one incredible day when Kismet (Fate) takes a hand.
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The Long, Long Trailer
(1954)
Starring: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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At the height of their TV fame, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were contracted by MGM to make two theatrical films. The first of these, The Long, Long Trailer, stars Lucy and Desi as an upwardly mobile couple who decide to buy a trailer so they can live together while his job takes him around the ..read more »
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Brigadoon
on DVD
(1954)
Starring: Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Elaine Stewart
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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Reportedly, Vincente Minnelli turned down the opportunity to film Brigadoon on location in Scotland insisting that MGM's studio mockups looked more Scottish than the genuine article. This lavish adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe Broadway musical stars Gene Kelly as an American tourist who stumbles ..read more »
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The Band Wagon
on DVD
(1953)
Starring: Oscar Levant, Cyd Charisse, Nanette Fabray
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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One of the most subtle and sophisticated of the musical comedies that came out of MGM's Arthur Freed Unit in the '40s and '50s, The Band Wagon stars Fred Astaire as Tony Hunter, a movie star whose career is in a downturn. Looking for a boost, Tony decides to try starring in a Broadway musical. His ..read more »
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The Bad And The Beautiful
(1952)
Starring: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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An egotistical producer, Jonathan Shields (Douglas), determined to prove himself the finest filmmaker of all, gladly steps all over those who helped him when he was starting out. Told from the perspective of three victims -- an actress (Turner), a writer (Powell), and a director (Sullivan) -- this ..read more »
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from 121 members
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An American In Paris
on DVD
(1951)
Starring: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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American G.I. Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) stays in Paris after the war to become a painter. There he falls in love with Lise Bouvier (Leslie Caron), only to discover that she is engaged to his friend Henri Baurel (Georges Guetary). With music and songs by George and Ira Gershwin, including 'I Got ..read more »
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from 4,098 members
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Father's Little Dividend
on DVD
(1951)
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Marietta Canty, Bill Burke
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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In this sequel to 1950's 'Father of the Bride', Stanley Banks (Spencer Tracy) has to cope with the prospect of becoming a grandfather. His fears that his peace and quiet will be shattered increase as the big day comes nearer. Elizabeth Taylor stars as the mother-to-be.
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The Pirate
(1948)
Starring: Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak, Judy Garland
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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On a Caribbean isle in the early 19th century, sheltered young Manuela comes to believe that traveling troubadour Serafin is in reality "Mack the Black," a notorious pirate. Serafin realizes that the surest way to win Manuela's heart is to impersonate the romantic buccaneer, and this is what he ..read more »
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from 54 members
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The Clock
(1945)
Starring: Judy Garland, Robert Walker, James Gleason
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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Soldier Joe Allen is on a two-day leave in New York, and there he meets Alice. She agrees to show him the sights and they spend the day together. In this short time they find themselves falling in love with each other, and they decide to get married before Joe has to return to camp
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Meet Me in St. Louis
on DVD
(1944)
Starring: Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake, Leon Ames
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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Watch now: Unavailable
Judy Garland stars in Vincente Minnelli's classic musical following the middle-class Smith family in the lead up to the 1904 World's Fair hosted in St Louis. Esther (Garland), the second eldest daughter of Alonzo (Leon Ames) and Anna Smith (Mary Astor), falls for her new next door neighbour, John ..read more »
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Meet Me In St. Louis - Blu-ray
(1944)
Starring: Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake, Leon Ames
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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Watch now: Unavailable
Judy Garland stars in Vincente Minnelli's classic musical following the middle-class Smith family in the lead up to the 1904 World's Fair hosted in St Louis. Esther (Garland), the second eldest daughter of Alonzo (Leon Ames) and Anna Smith (Mary Astor), falls for her new next door neighbour, John ..read more »
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...A story of betrayals and misunderstandings in Vincente Minnelli's expose of the workings of a producer (Kirk Douglas, as one of the movies' great detestable characters) and the ...
