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The Music Man

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Original title

The Music Man

Year

1962

Running time

151 min.

Country

United States

Director

Morton da Costa

Screenwriter

Marion Hargrove. Play: Meredith Willson

Cast

Music

Meredith Willson

Cinematography

Robert Burks

Producer

Warner Bros.

Genre

Musical. Comedy | 1910s

Synopsis

Confidence man Harold Hill arrives at staid River City intending to cheat the community with his standard scam of offering to equip and train a boy's marching band, then skip town with the money since he has no music skill anyway. Things go awry when he falls for a librarian he tries to divert from exposing him while he inadvertently enriches the town with a love of music.

Awards: 1962: Oscar: Best Soundtrack (adapted). 6 nominations

1962: Golden Globes: Best Movie - Musical. 6 nominations

1962: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

1962: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Musical Screenplay

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The Music Man

1962

Morton da Costa

6.5

(347)