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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 robbery before the birth of .. Read more

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

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- Ferenc Molnar's play Liliom had already been filmed by Fritz Lang (in France) and Frank Borzage (in Hollywood) when... read more on Time Out
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- - 8
  - 1
  Loved it
  
  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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  - EEL
  - 19 reviews
  - Great Missenden
  - 01 Jan 2005 at 18:06
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- - 0
  - 0
  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
  - 758 reviews
  - uk
  - 01 May 2012 at 20:37
- - 0
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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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- 1114668
- - Kulturmonster
  - 47 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 27 Apr 2012 at 17:33
- - 0
  - 0
  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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- - trainbuff
  - 33 reviews
  - Waterlooville
  - 09 Dec 2010 at 11:31
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  - 0
  Carousel 1956
  
  I watched Carousel many years ago and thought, wow, really great musical. I think Gordon Mcrae is so gorgeous. Unfortunately I didn't actually recieve the ... read more »
  
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- - laneyb
  - 181 reviews
  - Rochester, Kent
  - 13 Aug 2010 at 21:18
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  - 0
  boring
  
  I was really looking forward this as I am a huge fan of Fred Astaire. And the write up sounded like a lot of fun. However it was very drawn out and boring. Not ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 15 Apr 2008 at 14:54
- - 0
  - 0
  A classic film
  
  Wholesome boy meets girls story. Great songs, lovely story. I love it.
  
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- - a customer
  - Sheffield, England
  - 15 Aug 2007 at 23:28
- - 1
  - 2
  Ghastly
  
  A charmless, stiff musical which seems to serve mostly as a half-hearted apology/justification for wife-beating. A quote from the 'uplifting' finale:read more »
  
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- - Jon Robertson
  - Norwich, UK
  - 09 May 2007 at 17:48
- - 0
  - 0
  brilliant
  
  I love this film, I could watch it again and again. The songs are fantastic. Well worth renting if you like musicals.
  
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  - England
  - 27 Nov 2006 at 16:59
- - 0
  - 0
  You'll never walk alone
  
  So this is where that song comes from.
  
  A slightly depressing musical, with an awkward framing device, but it manages a few nice moments. June is ... read more »
  
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  - Enfield
  - 13 Aug 2006 at 02:18
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  Great Film
  
  This film is a classic - The acting is excellent and Gordon McRae and Shirley Jones are great together. Their musical numbers never fail to please especially ... read more »
  
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  - Cheshire England
  - 18 Jul 2006 at 22:59
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- - 8
  - 1
  Loved it
  
  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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- 317628
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  - EEL
  - 19 reviews
  - Great Missenden
  - 01 Jan 2005 at 18:06
- - 3
  - 0
  quality musical
  
  a good old time movie with a good story and excellent features. what a musical is all about
  
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  - northern ireland
  - 11 Aug 2004 at 11:36
- - 3
  - 0
  Brilliant film, which ...
  
  Brilliant film, which I also recently saw at King's Theatre, Glasgow. If the powerful rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' isn't enough to... read more »
  
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- - Kerri#4
  - FALKIRK
  - 18 Apr 2004 at 00:05
- - 2
  - 0
  Musical Magic
  
  An excellent musical well worth watching i could watch it over and over again and i am sure you will
  
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- - a customer
  - Cornwall
  - 14 May 2005 at 12:32
- - 0
  - 0
  An all time classic ...
  
  An all time classic that is a must for late sunday afternoon viewing,just put your feet up and sing along.
  
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- 34645
- - paul#507
  - SHEFFIELD
  - 01 May 2004 at 08:35
- - 0
  - 0
  old time favourite
  
  Enjoyed this as much as the first time it released to the cinema. Good for afternoon viewing.
  
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  - Nottinghamshire
  - 16 Feb 2005 at 20:14
- - 0
  - 0
  Classic
  
  This is an exelant film no matter how many times you see it, the birth of 'You'll Never Walk Alone'.
  
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- - DKM
  - 148 reviews
  - Stoke-on-Trent
  - 10 Mar 2005 at 18:39
- - 0
  - 0
  Carousel
  
  Another of the wonderful Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals which entertained the public in the post war years from 'Oklahoma' in the forties to the final... read more »
  
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- 106746
- - a customer
  - Sutton, England
  - 23 May 2005 at 19:49
- - 0
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  A musical for those who love musicals
  
  This screen adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein stage musical may not have been a huge box office success in its day, but is still an absolute gem to ... read more »
  
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- - James Rawson
  - Liverpool, England
  - 16 Sep 2005 at 19:40
- - 0
  - 0
  FEEL GOOD MOVIE
  
  If you're feeling down or sorry for yourself...then this is the film for you!Short version...bloke is a bad 'un...meets a good girl...gets her pregnant ... read more »
  
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- 174469
- - rosiesgirl
  - North East
  - 15 Nov 2005 at 20:16

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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 ...