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Annie
1981
The acclaimed and infectious stage musical gets the big screen treatment. Annie is a red-haired mop-top orphan (Aileen Quinn), yearning to break out of her dreary life in an orphanage run by an iron-fisted, boozy matron Miss Hannigan. But the little auburn angel manages to charm billionaire Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks (Albert .. Read more
| Starring | Albert Finney, Aileen Quinn, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking |
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| Director | John Huston |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
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Annie
The acclaimed and infectious stage musical gets the big screen treatment. Annie is a red-haired mop-top orphan (Aileen Quinn), yearning to break out of her dreary life in an orphanage run by an iron-fisted, boozy matron Miss Hannigan. But the little auburn angel manages to charm billionaire Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks (Albert Finney) into adopting her--but what she really wants is to find her real parents. With characters based on the 'Little Orphan Annie' comic strip, this feel-good film has loads of singalong songs and dance routines. Academy Award Nominations for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Best Original Score.
| Starring | Albert Finney, Aileen Quinn, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking, Bernadette Peters, Tim Curry, Geoffrey Holder, Edward Herrmann |
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| Director | John Huston |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 2 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | DVD: 11 Dec 2000 Production year: 1981 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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John Huston was the wrong director for this long-winded version of the Broadway musical based on the popular American comic strip. He lacks the necessary light touch that might have made this the equal of the stage production, and he's not helped by the casting of heavyweight Albert Finney as bald Daddy Warbucks and grimacing Tim Curry as a villain. However, Carol Burnett is a zesty Miss Hannigan and Aileen Quinn is appealing as the moppet of the title, while real class is brought to the proceedings by Broadway divas Bernadette Peters and Ann Reinking. Dip in and enjoy the marvellous songs.
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Misguided opening-out of a charming stage musical based on the comic strip which is basically a reversal of Oliver Twist. Some of the best numbers have been discarded, the dancing is ponderous, the acting distinctly uneasy, and the choice of direct
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Timeless classic...
Yes I know the subject heading sounds like something of a cheesy advert selling Elvis collections but this film really is rather good!
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Perfect
A wonderful classic musical. Every child should see this. The disney remake could never do it justice, do yourself a favor and rent the real thing!
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Annie
The acclaimed and infectious stage musical gets the big screen treatment. Annie is a red-haired mop-top orphan (Aileen Quinn), yearning to break out of her dreary life in an orphanage run by an iron-fisted, boozy matron Miss Hannigan. But the little auburn angel manages to charm billionaire Oliver "...
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