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Pirate (U)
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5
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7.15
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| Starring |
Gene Kelly  , Judy Garland  , Walter Slezak
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Directed by:
Vincente Minnelli
Written by:
Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich from S.N.Behrman's play. Music & lyrics by Cole Porter.
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| Released: |
1948 |
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MUSICAL
ACTION
SWASHBUCKLER
ADVENTURE
ROMANCE
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| Origin: |
US |
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C |
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| Length: |
102 |
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Circus clown (Gene Kelly) impersonates Caribbean pirate to woo romantic girl (Judy Garland) who is about to wed another (Walter Slezak). |
Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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| A disappointment, especially in view of the talents involved. Kelly is at his most athletic and hard-working, but falls short in the charm department, and the songs - with the exception of Be A Clown , featuring the wonderful Nicholas Brothers - don't give the stars the chance to shine at their brightest. Minnelli's production is garish, and the operetta-style plot is plain silly. Oscar-nominated for Best Scoring of a Dramatic Picture. | | "It wasn't the success I hoped it would be. I think one of the reasons was the public didn't want to see Judy as a sophisticate... It was 20 years ahead of its time." | | | (Arthur Freed, producer) | |
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