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Band Wagon (DVD)

Special Edition

APPROX. 112 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1953 - MPA RATING: NR

DVD Specifications

Release date: Mar 15, 2005
Studio: Warner Brothers
Year: 1953
Video: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 1.0
French: Dolby Digital 1.0
Genre: Comedy
Subtitles: English, French

Special Features

  • Disc One:
  • Standard screen presentation
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack
  • English and French spoken languages
  • English, French, and Spanish subtitles
  • Audio commentary with Liza Minnelli and Michael Feinstein
  • Fred Astaire trailer gallery
  • Scene selections
  • Disc Two:
  • New making-of documentary: "Get Aboard! The Band Wagon"
  • Vintage documentary: "The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli"
  • Outtake musical number: "Two Faced Woman," plus dailies
  • Musical short: "Jack Buchanan," with the Glee Quartet

Synopsis

In this Vincente Minnelli-directed backstager, Fred Astaire dazzles in numbers set in a train station ("By Myself"), a penny arcade ("A Shine on Your Shoes"), a backlot Central Park ("Dancing in the Dark"), and a smoky cafe ("Girl Hunt"), the latter two with the incomparable Cyd Charisse.
  

Cast & Crew


Warner Brothers presents
Fred AstaireCyd CharisseOscar LevantJames MitchellCharles KingPaul Muni

"Band Wagon"

Written byHoward Dietz (songs)Written byArthur Schwartz (songs)Written byBetty ComdenWritten byAdolph Greenproduced byArthur Freed
directed byVincente Minnelli
Production Year: 1953
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