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06/24/06
The Music Man (1962)
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Reviews Counted: 16
Fresh: 14
Rotten:2
Average Rating: 7.7/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 55 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Professor Harold Hill, a travelling salesman, makes his living by duping small towns into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' marching band. Hill sells parents on the idea by promising to teach the boys how to play, but as soon as... [More]
Starring: Robert Preston, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford
Director: Morton Da Costa
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05/24/03
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The music is glorious, but as a movie, this is a photographed play, a nostalgic evocation of small-town American that was congruent with Kennedy's New Frontier; within a year, though, Kennedy would be assassinated and the optimistic mood would vanish
01/31/07
One of the most obnoxious musicals ever to be staged for movie cameras.
09/29/06
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05/09/05
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Robert Preston is note-perfect in a bright musical even non-fans of the genre will enjoy.
08/16/03
...a quintessential slice of Americana, featuring wonderful music, engaging characters, and an uplifting story. It’s pure Iowa corn: Sentimental, nostalgic, and innocent.
04/08/01
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