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Brigadoon is a 1954 American Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film, made in CinemaScope and color by Ansco, based on the 1947 Broadway musical of the same name by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. [4] The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli and stars Gene Kelly , Van Johnson , and Cyd Charisse . [ 5 ]
Brigadoon is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, and music by Frederick Loewe. [1] The song " Almost Like Being in Love ", from the musical, has become a standard. It features two American tourists who stumble upon Brigadoon, a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every 100 years.
The film won five Primetime Emmy Awards in 1967. [8] In particular, it won Best Musical Program and Best Directorial Achievement in Variety or Music. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The director, Fielder Cook, was also nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television at the Directors Guild of America .
Lerner and Loewe, c. 1962 Lerner and Loewe is the partnership between lyricist and librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe. [1] Spanning three decades and nine musicals from 1942 to 1960 and again from 1970 to 1972, the pair are known for being behind the creation of critical on stage successes such as My Fair Lady, Brigadoon, and Camelot along with the musical film Gigi.
Brigadoon, a 1954 American film based on the musical, directed by Vincente Minnelli; Brigadoon, an American television film based on the musical; Brigadoon, by the Ancestors, 1994; Brigadoon: Marin & Melan, a 2000–2001 Japanese anime series
Cyd Charisse was born Tula Ellice Finklea in Amarillo, Texas, the daughter of Lela (née Norwood) and Ernest Enos Finklea Sr., who was a jeweler. [4] Her nickname "Sid" was taken from her older brother Ernest E. Finklea Jr., who tried to say "Sis". [5]
Frederick Loewe (/ l oʊ / LOH; [1] born Friedrich "Fritz" Löwe, [2] German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç fʁɪts ˈløːvə]; June 10, 1901 – February 14, 1988 [3]) was an American composer.He collaborated with lyricist Alan Jay Lerner on a series of Broadway musicals, including Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, and Camelot, all of which were made into films, as well as the original film ...
The film was shot on location in Big Sur, California before filming in Paris. [225] The film was released in 1965 and was a box office success earning $6.4 million in distributor rentals. [223] This was the last film produced under the MGM–Venice Productions deal. While the films were moderately successful, they failed to generate enough ...