Musicals Collection - Man Of La Mancha/Star!/Guys And Dolls DVD

Man Of La Mancha (dir. Arthur Hiller 1972): The hit stage musical given the movie treatment. A skinny old gentleman with wispy white hair dreams the impossible dream... He is Don Quixote de La Mancha the knight errant. Don Quixote is the mad aging nobleman who embarrasses his respectable family by his adventures. Backed by his faithful sidekick Sancho Panza he duels windmills and defends his perfect lady Dulcinea (who is actually a downtrodden whore named Aldonza)... Academy Award nominated for best score. Star! (Dir. Robert Wise 1968): Film based on life of actress... Gertrude Lawrence on- and offstage takes the opportunity to feature some extravagant musical production numbers... Guys And Dolls (Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1955): Based on the Broadway show from the Damon Runyon short story and filled to the brim with Frank Loesser tunes such as ""Luck Be a Lady"" and ""Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat "" this outrageously comic film featuring Marlon Brando's bold musical debut is a colorful tale about gamblers a feisty Salvation Army lass and a dance-hall girl with a pining heart. Veteran gambler Sky Masterson (Brando) takes a bet from Nathan Detroit (Frank Sinatra) that he can win the affection of a ""soldier"" (Jean Simmons) in the Salvation Army setting himself up to lose both his money and his heart. Romance is the last thing the gambler and the missionary expect and they fight against their attraction for all they're worth in glowing singing and dancing numbers. Love proves to be contagious as spicy dancer Miss Adelaide in a role re-created for the screen from Broadway by showstopper Vivian Blaine is determined to get her fiance Nathan to the altar one way or another. Stubby Kaye and B.S. Pully also reprise their stage roles in this glorious Cinemascope film that earned four Academy Award nominations. Guys And Dolls consistently ranks among the most popular film musicals of all time. [show more]

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