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Oklahoma!

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Oklahoma! (1955)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:20

Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.2/10

Rated: U

Runtime: 2 hrs 26 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Theatrical Release:25-08-2006

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... 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." [More]

Starring: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Gloria Grahame, Rod Steiger

Starring: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Gloria Grahame, Rod Steiger, Gene Nelson, Charlotte Greenwood, Eddie Albert, James Whitmore

Director: Fred Zinnemann

Director: Fred Zinnemann
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Screenwriter: Sonya Levien, William Ludwig
Producer: Arthur Hornblow

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Reviews for Oklahoma!

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Folksy and sentimental.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
11/01/07
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

50 years on there's still an infectious charm about Oklahoma!

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
11/01/07
David Mattin
David Mattin
BBC
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A solid Hollywood landmark.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
08/26/06
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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A brilliant musical that still looks fresh today.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
08/25/06
Patrick Peters
Patrick Peters
Empire Magazine
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My favourite is the odd cast singing ‘The Farmer and the Cowman should be friends’, a sentiment I have long believed in.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
Wally Hammond
Wally Hammond
Time Out
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Whatever your interest in the sexual politics of the 1950s musical, this is a good-looking, sweet-sounding piece that'll surely have you hot under the collar.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/24/03
Fran Hortop
Fran Hortop
Channel 4 Film
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The wide screen used for the Todd-AO process adds production scope and visual grandeur, capturing a vista of blue sky and green prairie that can be breathtaking.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
11/01/07
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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It's a watchable, if hardly terrific, rendering of an innovative Broadway landmark.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
11/01/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The film heaves and sputters from one indifferently rendered number to the next.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
11/01/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

Pretty fun in spite of itself.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
01/15/07
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

No review available.

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08/15/06
Susan Granger
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Efficient but not exciting.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
03/31/06
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The film is so richly layered that multiple viewings become compulsive -- you think it's all there in front of you, but every time you revisit it, you notice something more, and finish with a desire to go back again.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
12/13/05
Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt
Hollywood Reporter
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...Zinnemann manages to keep the pace moving in the right direction, and any small concerns one may have diminish quickly in light of the rest of the movie's delights.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
11/11/05
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

if classic Broadway is your thing, you’ll enjoy this movie more than the other Rodgers and Hammerstein classics that made it to the screen in the same era

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
11/03/05
Don Willmott
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Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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06/14/05
Emanuel Levy
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No review available.

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03/25/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Changed the face of the musical… After The Sound of Music, it's the best-loved Rogers & Hammerstein film adaptation, deservedly so.

Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
01/30/04
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

No review available.

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12/26/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

A full-bodied Oklahoma! has been brought forth in this film to match in vitality, eloquence and melody any musical this reviewer has ever seen.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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