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1956

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Starring	Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell
Director	Henry King
Genres	Music/Musical

Carousel

Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones are reunited in this second classic Rogers and Hammerstein musical. In this bittersweet love story Billy Bigelow (MacRae), a smooth-talking carny barker, falls in love with a millworker (Jones) in a little town on the coast of Maine. Although Billy is killed during a robbery before the birth of his daughter, years later he is allowed to return to earth for one day to redeem himself - and to teach his daughter one important lesson. This, the most poetic and lyrical of all the Rogers and Hammerstein musicals, features the classics "If I Loved You" and "You'll Never Walk Alone."

Starring	Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell
Director	Henry King
Studio	20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 3 mins
Certificate
Genres	Music/Musical
Language	DVD: English
Hearing-impaired	English
Released	Production year: 1956 To Rent: DVD: 13 Mar 2000

Carousel (1956)

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Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones are reunited in this second classic Rogers and Hammerstein musical. In this bi...
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Bonus Feature Includes: Turns On The Carousel featurette. Vintage Stage Excerpt: "You're A Queer One, Julie Jo...

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  I have not seen this for years, but it exceeded my memories.
  
  You probably have to be a fan of the older style musicals, but if you are this is close ... read more »
  
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  classic musical
  
  brilliant and classical musical.
  
  lots of lovely songs and a great storyline.
  
  anyone who loves modern musicals possibly wont like this film... read more »
  
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- - cheesekake
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  - 01 May 2012 at 20:37
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  Watershed in history of musical film
  
  This is the musical that showed that the genre had grown up and needed to be taken seriously. Early Rodgers and Hammerastein work may seem frothy now, but ... read more »
  
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  - 27 Apr 2012 at 17:33
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  Great songs but rather too much dancing
  
  I love the songs in Carousel, and was amused by the return of Barry Bigelow from Heaven, as this is totally different to the stage version that I have seen. I ... read more »
  
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Jackman plans Carousel trip with Oscars partner Hathaway
- 03 May 2009
Hugh Jackman is trying to persuade his Oscars dancing partner Anne Hathaway to join him on the Carousel. The Aussie star has developed a script for the beloved Stephen Sondheim musical and he wants Hathaway to play Julie Jordan opposite his Billy Bigelow. He says, "I've been looking to do a musical film for some time and after things like Moulin Rouge!, Chicago and Hairspray, I think there's a real opportunity there." And he's clear only Hathaway will do as his leading lady: "I've been filling Read more
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  Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones are reunited in this second classic Rogers and Hammerstein musical. In this bittersweet love story Billy Bigelow (MacRae), a smooth-talking carny barker, falls in love with a millworker (Jones) in a little town on the coast of Maine. Although Billy is killed during a ...