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Carousel is a american film of genre Drama directed by Henry King released in USA on 16 february 1956 with Gordon MacRae

Carousel (1956)

Carousel
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Released in USA 16 february 1956
Length 2h8
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Science fiction,    Fantasy,    Musical,    Romance
Rating65% 3.292873.292873.292873.292873.29287

Carousel is a 1956 film adaptation of the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical of the same name which, in turn, was based on Ferenc Molnár's non-musical play Liliom. The 1956 Carousel film stars Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones, and was directed by Henry King. Like the original stage production, the film contains what many critics consider some of Rodgers and Hammerstein's most beautiful songs, as well as what may be, along with the plots of Allegro and South Pacific, the most serious storyline found in their musicals.

Synopsis

The story revolves around Billy Bigelow, a rough-talking, macho, handsome carousel barker, and Julie Jordan, a young, innocent mill worker, both living their busy lives in the small town of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. They fall in love, but both are fired from their jobs for different reasons – Billy because he paid too much attention to Julie and incurred the wrath of the jealous carousel owner Mrs. Mullin, and Julie because she stayed out past the curfew imposed by the understanding but stern mill owner, Mr. Bascombe. Billy and Julie marry and go to live at the seaside spa of her cousin Nettie, but Billy becomes bitter because he is unable to find work, and in his frustration, strikes Julie (this moment is not shown at all in the film). Mrs. Mullin, the jealous carousel owner who is infatuated with him, hears of this and goes to Nettie's to offer Billy his old job back, but will not re-hire him unless he leaves his wife. Billy seems to be considering the idea when Julie asks to talk privately. Julie, fearing he will be enraged, timidly tells him she is pregnant. But Billy is overjoyed and now firmly refuses Mrs. Mullin's offer. However, newly worried about not having enough money to provide for his child, and unskilled at anything except being a carousel barker, Billy secretly agrees to join his pal Jigger Craigin in robbing the wealthy Bascombe.

Actors

Gordon MacRae

(Billy Bigelow)Shirley Jones

(Julie Jordan)Cameron Mitchell

(Jigger Craigin)Barbara Ruick

(Carrie Pipperidge)Gene Lockhart

(Starkeeper / Dr. Selden)
And :
Audrey Christie
John Dehner
Richard Deacon
Susan D. Luckey
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