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On the Town
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On the Town is a 1949 American musical film directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. The screenplay was written by Adolph Green and Betty Comden, with music composed by Leonard Bernstein. Produced by Arthur Freed and Roger Edens for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film stars Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller, and Betty Garrett. Jerome Robbins served as the choreographer.
The narrative follows three sailors who search for love during a 24-hour leave in New York City. Filming took place in New York City, and the story is set there. The production team included director of photography Harold Rosson, production designer Edwin B. Willis, costume designer Helen Rose, and film editor Ralph E. Winters. The film has a runtime of 98 minutes and was originally released in English.
The movie received various ratings and awards. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 94%. The Metascore is 71 out of 100. It won one Oscar, with four wins and two nominations in total. The film was rated Approved and has been distributed via video on demand and broadcasting by Netflix, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
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Film · TMDB
7.0Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Cast
- Gene Kelly as Gabey
- Frank Sinatra as Chip
- Betty Garrett as Brunhilde Esterhazy
- Ann Miller as Claire Huddesen
- Jules Munshin as Ozzie
- Vera-Ellen as Ivy Smith
Themes
- new york city
- musical
- u.s. navy
- coney island
- sailor
- new york subway
- anthropologist
- empire state building
- turnstile
- shore leave
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
19,516 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
71/100
- Year
- 1949
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- On the Town
- Director
- Stanley Donen
- Screenwriter
- Betty Comden
- Cast member
- Murray Alper
- Composer
- Leonard Bernstein
- Producer
- Roger Edens
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Harold Rosson
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 935992
- Image
- On the Town (1949 poster) crop.jpg
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- publication date
- 1949-00-00
- title
- On the Town
- production designer
- Edwin B. Willis
- costume designer
- Helen Rose
- film editor
- Ralph E. Winters
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- choreographer
- Jerome Robbins
- review score
- 94%
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