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Format: VHS
Sep 1991
Rated G
Recording Mode: Stereo
Sound: Stereo, HiFi
Closed Captioned
146 min.
UPC: 086162702037 |
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Movie Description
Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical about a love triangle in the midst of the Oklahoma land rush is adapted to the screen featuring the enduring songs "People Will Say We're in Love," "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin," "Oklahoma!" and more. Shirley Jones' debut, this panoramic film was actually shot in Arizona! Academy Award Nominations: 4. Academy Awards: Best Sound Recording and Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.
Synopsis
A big, lush screen version of the Rodgers & Hammerstein hit Broadway musical. Originally presented in Todd-AO widescreen, this rousing tale of a farm girl who falls in love with a cowboy and then must fend off the advances of a villainous suitor is packed with some the most beloved tunes in American theater -- "Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'!," "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," and, of course, the title song "Oklahoma."
Film Notes
Film debut for actress Shirley Jones.
Filmed in Todd-AO and Technicolor; color by Eastman.
Distributed by Magna Theatre Corporation.
Music conducted and supervised by Jay Blackton.
The original Rodgers & Hammerstein musical was produced by The Theatre Guild. The stage production ran for more than five years on Broadway.
Copyright 1955 and copyright 1983 Estate of Richard Rodgers and Estate of Oscar Hammerstein II.
Copyright 1994 CBS/Fox Company.
In his 1995 memoir, "My American Journey," General Colin Powell lists "Oklahoma!" as one of his favorite films.
Industry Reviews
Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly - p.83 - Ty Burr
"...Much of this outdoor musical was literally shot outdoors, and the skies Gordon MacRae sings to look the bluest they've looked in 40 years..."
USA Today - Mike Clark (12/09/1994)
"[T]he lavish 1955 production almost instantly became a Great American Film Musing….A sunny explosion of classic songs, all gorgeously shot..."
Premiere - Sara Brady (12/01/2005)
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