Music Man DVD Movie

Music Man

List Price	$19.97 (You save $5.52)
Studio	Warner Home Video
Orig Year	1962
DVD Encoding	Region 1
All Time Sales Rank	437
CD Universe Part number	1262790
Catalog number	16768
Discs	1
Release Date	Feb 23, 1999
Rating	Not Rated
Also Known As	Meredith Wilson's The Music Man
Running Time	151 Minutes
Additional Info	Widescreen; Special Edition
Movie Details	Color; Widescreen; Special Edition

Music Man Movie Review

Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

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4 stars Fair Rendition of Great Musical
"Either you are closing your eyes to a situation you do not choose to acknowledge, or you are not aware of the caliber of disaster indicated by the presence of a pool atble in your community"- so begins "Trouble" one of many great songs in this solid joyous tale. Meredith Willson sweated and honed it to perfection. Watch for the first rap song ever (Rock Island). Enjoy
Submitted by pdl (Fort Myers Fl, USA)
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5 stars Phenomenal!
This is the best musical ever produced. No one but Robert Preston could have played the main character. And Meredith Wilson's score is unbelievably imaginative.
Submitted by jbprice (Hiawassee, GA, USA)
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5 stars My favourite musical.
This is definitely a Robert Preston film - I can't think of any other artist who could play the part. The music and the choregoraphy are excellent, the library sequence is superb and the grand finale s triumph in film musicals.
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5 stars One of the Best Musical Comedies of All Time
This movie is worth watching for the sets and costumes alone. But the dancing, singing and storyline are so much fun that you are a little sad when it ends. The Music Man is a guaranteed heart warmer - the cast is more than perfect and by the end of the movie you wish you lived in River City, Iowa.
Submitted by hpowell56 (Portland, OR)
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5 stars A classic Broadway musical
Robert Preston is brilliant. This film is a must-see in wide screen format.
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Music Man DVD

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame -
1.33
Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: 2 Theatrical Trailers
Documentary with Exclusive Premier Footage and Interviews with Cast and Crew
Featurette: Right Here In River City
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes

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