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Oklahoma [DVD] [1955]
enlarge	Director: Fred Zinnemann Actors: Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, Charlotte Greenwood, Shirley Jones Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy New: £2.39 as of 25/11/2009 09:26 GMT details You Save: £13.60 (85%) New (10) Used (10) from £2.39 Seller: twentyfiveorless Rating: 6 reviews Sales Rank: 7379 Format: Full Screen, PAL Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language) Rating: Universal, suitable for all Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 134 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5039036010894 ASIN: B0001K2KX4 Theatrical Release Date: May 31, 1957 Release Date: March 8, 2004 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review The hit Broadway musical from the 1940s gets a lavish if not always exciting workout in this 1955 film version directed by old lion Fred Zinnemann (iHigh Noon/i). Gordon MacRae brings his sterling voice to the role of cowboy Curly and Shirley Jones plays Laurie, the object of his affection. The Rodgers and Hammerstein score includes "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top", "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" and "People Will Say We're in Love", and Agnes DeMille provides the buoyant choreography. Among the supporting cast, Gloria Grahame is memorable as Ado Annie, the "girl who cain't say no", and Rod Steiger overdoes it as the villainous Jud. i--Tom Keogh/i

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 6 1 2 Next » Poor Transfer To DVD April 13, 2005 18 out of 18 found this review helpful Someone needs shooting at Fox or who ever did the transfer for the region 2 DVD. Some how they must have found the oldest Mono copy of this film, with an aspect ratio of 4.3 rather than the wondeful cinemascope version with full stereo sound that is available in the region 1 DVD. Oklahoma,Now thats what i call a musical. March 8, 2005 Todd Umpious (europe) 3 out of 5 found this review helpful Very few words can describe this show.It has to be the best ever.To me the time this musical was made was when Hollywood was in its zenith.It has been nearly all down hill in films and musicals since then.The songs are ace and no matter how old or young one is,they can be rattled off with ease.I for one is not surprised of how often schools pick this musical as their annual school production.Every home should have a copy of this show. Oklahoma DVD 1955 August 30, 2009 Mr. A. D. Benet (Lancashire UK) For me, to purchase online a NEW DVD, at a fraction of the cost charged by the high street superstores. Presented the worry that quality and playback must obviously remain unknown until actually being in possesion of the item for testing at home. br /I am now sure that AMAZON and their carefully vetted dealers are br /the tops. So my thanks go to them both and in particular twentyfiveorle for the very prompt delivery of such a high quality DVD. An ultimately fantastic film December 15, 2004 Ms. L. V. Brown 6 out of 6 found this review helpful It's a Rodgers and Hammerstein production so obviously it seems to go on forever but in this case it doesn't seem to matter.brGordon MacRae and Shirley Jones are highly watchable as the two leads while the subplot involving the love triangle between Ado Annie, the peddler and Will Parker also provides entertainment. brThe dances are wonderfully choreographed, in particular Gene Nelson's superb solo dance for 'Kansas City' which has me bouncing up and down in time with the music.brSongs are tuned to perfection as is expected from these writers but for me the standouts are the well-known 'People Will Say We're In Love', 'Oklahoma' and 'Many A New Day' which is my personal favourite simply because of the high notes that Jones reaches that seem impossible to the untrained.brAs for the story, a simple enough love story which still seems to add something new to the genre. brIf there was one thing I was annoyed about when I first watched the film it was the length. However the songs and suspense of the last hour made it less of a trial.brUltimately, I would recommend to anyone at all interested in musicals or to anyone just wanting an enjoyable experience. Great old classic with wonderful music May 19, 2003 6 out of 7 found this review helpful Ok...so it's really dated the acting is hammy (but charming nevertheless!). This is a wonderful sentimental version of the great musical. The vocals by the leads are unbeatable, and I rate this film right up there with West Side Story as one of the Classic Musicals of its time. Warmly recommended. Showing reviews 1-5 of 6 1 2 Next »

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