Starring: Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse, Elaine Stewart, Barry Jones Directed By: Vincente Minnelli Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.55:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Warner Home Video Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 15, 2005 Running Time: 108 minutes Theatrical Release Date: September 08, 1954
Product Description: Gene Kelly Van Johnson and Cyd Charisse recapture the charm and beauty of the 18th-Century Scottish Highlands in this enchanting fantasy of music dance and romance. Year: 1954Running Time: 108 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSICALS/MUSICALS UPC: 012569672390
Amazon.com essential video: Anything is possible in Brigadoon, the Lerner and Loewe musical put to celluloid in 1954 by director Vincente Minnelli: a village can reappear for only one day each century, and Gene Kelly can tap-dance on a dirt path. Kelly and Van Johnson play a pair of New Yorkers who go on a hunting vacation in the highlands of Scotland. But what Tommy Albright (Kelly) captures is the heart of a bonny Scottish lass, Fiona Campbell (Cyd Charisse). The catch: Fiona lives in Brigadoon, an enchanted town that appears for only one day every 100 years. If Tommy stays, he must give up everything (including his fiancé back home); if Fiona leaves with Tommy, Brigadoon will vanish into the highland mist, never to be seen again. Not that this keeps anyone from having a good time. The men are clad in vivid tartan kilts and leggings, and the women swish about in multicolored petticoats. Fiona's sister Jean is getting married, and the whole town is drinking ale and singing cheery songs--except for Jean's ex-beau, who threatens to leave and thereby end the town's existence. Brigadoon is a charming escape into a sweet fairy tale. Some of the songs may be less than memorable, but Kelly's choreography is often as witty as the banter. When the hectic pace of the modern world threatens to overtake you, consider a brief vacation in the highlands of Scotland. As one character says, "There must be an awful lot of folk searching for a Brigadoon"--even if it only lasts for a couple of hours. --Larisa Lomacky Moore
The best movie ever This is my all time favorite movie. I have had it for years on VHS and just finally got it on DVD. LOVE IT!
brigadoon When I saw the movie 60 years ago I really enjoyed it. The DVD version was a big disappointment. Very little singing and dancing. It seems something was cut out of the dvd version
Magical Little Town This is a wonderful tale of a little town in Scotland that was placed under a magical spell - it only comes to life one day every 100 years. That way, it stays safe and protected from the rest of the world....the only problem is, no one can ever leave. But that doesn't stop people from coming in - and when Gene Kelly arrives, you get lots of great dancing and great songs. An all-around beautiful love story that spans ages and ages!
Easy entertainment Good stuff from a different era. Would that they could make an occasional film such as this in this day and age. Ha!
Brigadoon This product arrived very quickly and was just what I expected. I've been looking for this classic on DVD. I'm glad I found it on Amazon.
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