The Band Wagon

A has-been Hollywood dancer joins forces with a temperamental stage producer to put on a Broadway musical. “The Band Wagon” has a witty, original screenplay, with some of the most exciting musical numbers ever put on film. Stars Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse with Jack Buchanan, Oscar Levant and Nanette Fabray.

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Credits

director

Vincente Minnelli

producer

Arthur Freed

production company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Duration

01:49:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1953

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302290

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Musicals

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q1508130

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United States, 1953

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