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White Christmas (1954)

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Reviews Counted: 25 Fresh: 18  Rotten:7 Average Rating: 6.4/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs

Synopsis: Director Michael Curtiz (CASABLANCA, CAPTAIN BLOOD, MILDRED PIERCE) changes directions with this holiday classic. Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. The film includes a veritable treasury of Irving Berlin classics:... Director Michael Curtiz (CASABLANCA, CAPTAIN BLOOD, MILDRED PIERCE) changes directions with this holiday classic. Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. The film includes a veritable treasury of Irving Berlin classics: "Sisters," "Blue Skies," and of course "White Christmas." Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye are a joy to watch. Academy Award Nominations: Best Song ("Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep".) [More]

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Starring: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Dean Jagger, Vera Ellen, Rosemary Clooney

Director: Michael Curtiz
Producer: Robert Emmett Dolan

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 10, 2009

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Mono - English, French
  • Subtitles - English

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With a cast like this, the ensuing light-hearted mayhem and Irving Berlin's title song, there is not much cause to complain if you're looking for nothing more than mild diversion.

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11/27/07
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4/5

To be honest, it couldn't go wrong.

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04/17/01
Matt Ford
BBC
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3/4

Though it's not as satisfying as it might have been, it still boasts great stars and catchy songs in addition to a love story, and is a perennial holiday favorite.

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11/27/07
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Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, along with VistaVision, keep the enteratinment going in this fancifully staged production, clicking well.

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11/27/07
Variety Staff
Variety
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The whole thing is rather forced and antiseptically cheerful.

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11/27/07
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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02/18/07
Jake Euker
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Hardly put me in a Merry Christmas mood.

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11/25/06
Dennis Schwartz
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Director Michael Curtiz has made his picture look good. It is too bad that it doesn't hit the eardrums and the funnybone with equal force.

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03/25/06
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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07/18/05
John Larsen
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07/02/05
Emanuel Levy
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01/04/05
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
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3/4

This slightly racy studio musical from 1954 isn't the holiday classic you might think

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12/15/04
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit
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Love, music, and gorgeous Technicolor mesh nicely. It snows on cue every time you see it.

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10/25/04
Steve Crum
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04/30/04
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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03/27/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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Feels...like the time of night where it's almost time for bed, the fire in the fireplace is beginning to die and the house seems just a little cold.

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12/03/03
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views
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It's a genuine classic.

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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
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Good songs, nice performers, not much movie.

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11/25/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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11/21/02
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide
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08/30/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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