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Oklahoma!(DVD,Shirley Jones) [videorecording] / Twentieth-Century Fox Film Corp. ; produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr. ; directed by Fred Zinnemann ; screenplay by Sonya Levien and William Ludwig.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2005.Edition: Widescreen, 50th anniversary edDescription: 2 videodiscs (145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inOther title:
  • Container title: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!(DVD,Shirley Jones) [videorecording]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
Production credits:
  • Photography, Robert Surtees ; production design, Oliver Smith ; music by Richard Rodgers ; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; dances staged by Agnes de Mille.
Awards:
  • Academy Awards: Best Musical Score; Best Sound Recording, 1955.
Cast: Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Shirley Jones, Gene Nelson, Rod Steiger.Summary: Curley, the handsome love-struck cowboy woos Laura Williams while menacing Jud tries to keep them apart.
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Movies Markdale Branch Shelves Oklahoma! Musical (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 33436003022701

Adapted from Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical play which was based upon a dramatic play "Green grow the rushes" by Lynn Riggs.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1955.

Features: disc 1: 1955 Cinemascope feature (2.55:1 Aspect Ratio), commentary by Ted Chapin and Hugh Fordin, theatrical teaser, includes sing-along subtitles; disc 2: 1955 Todd-AO version (2.20:1 Aspect Ratio), commentary by Shirley Jones and Nick Redman, includes sing-along subtitles, "Cinemascope vs. Todd AO" featurette, vintage stage excerpts: "Oh what a beautiful mornin'" performed by Gordon McRae and "People will say we're in love" performed by Gordon McRae and Florence Henderson, theatrical trailer & teaser, photo galleries: behind the scenes, lobby cards and posters, lobby cards and one sheets, "The miracle of Todd AO" featurette, "The march of Todd AO" featurette.

Photography, Robert Surtees ; production design, Oliver Smith ; music by Richard Rodgers ; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; dances staged by Agnes de Mille.

Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Shirley Jones, Gene Nelson, Rod Steiger.

Curley, the handsome love-struck cowboy woos Laura Williams while menacing Jud tries to keep them apart.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVDs, Dolby digital stereo.

For private home use only.

In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles.

Closed-captioned.

Academy Awards: Best Musical Score; Best Sound Recording, 1955.

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