Brigadoon DVD Movie

Brigadoon

List Price	$19.97 (You save $5.48)
Studio	Warner Home Video
Orig Year	1954
All Time Sales Rank	6452
CD Universe Part number	6822942
Catalog number	67239
Discs	1
Release Date	Mar 15, 2005
Rating	Not Rated
Running Time	108 Minutes
Additional Info	Widescreen; Subtitled
Movie Details	Color; Widescreen; Subtitled

Brigadoon Movie Review

4 stars Brigadoon DVD
Good clear picture.Good colour.Sound very acceptable considering age of production. It is a shame that distributors do not produce dvd's in anamorphic, as this produces a much better result.
Submitted by rodney.hughes (Erith, Kent, U.K.)
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5 stars Great Musical
Letter Box format didn't work well on a 42 inch wide screen. I suggest full screen for this one. Other than that, this is a great musical. Gene Kelley is at the peak of his dancing career and really does a great job. The costuming is well researched and authentic. The story line is captivating.
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5 stars Musicals - Dancing
One of the best I have ever seen
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5 stars One of the Best of the Cinemascope Musicals
Minnelli was anxious to film this musical in Scotland which would have been a real treat but the painted backdrops are not disquised and add to the fantasy aspect of the musical. This was filmed on the largest soundstage at the Burbank Studios and the Kelly/Charisse dance sequences are a pleasure to watch. The wedding sequence is also a spectacular and is faithful to the stage production (the lead dancer being borrowed from the Broadway stage). Van Johnson delivers a performance as the alcoholic cynic with aplomb (I'd have to look up if he was nominated for the Oscar but it is a worthy comedic and dramatic performance). Loved the cut from the serenity of Brigadoon to the brashness of NYC accompanied by an orchestral dissonant blast of music. Good print and well engineered reproduction of the multi-channel Cinemascope sound make this a great disc.
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Brigadoon DVD

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.

Source: Warner Home Video

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1.33
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Dolby Surround 5.1 - English
Mono
1.0 - French

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