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Flower drum song Cover Image DVD

Flower drum song [videorecording] / Universal-International presents a Ross Hunter production in association with Joseph Fields ; produced by Ross Hunter ; screenplay by Joseph Fields ; directed by Henry Koster.

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower drum song (other title)
Dong, Kingman, 1911-2000 (Added Author). Fields, Joseph A., 1895-1966 (Added Author). Fong, Benson. (Added Author). Hall, Juanita, 1901-1968 (Added Author). Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960 (Added Author). Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960 (Added Author). Hunter, Ross. (Added Author). Koster, Henry, 1905-1988 (Added Author). Kwan, Nancy. (Added Author). Lee, C. Y., 1915-2018 (Added Author). Metty, Russell. (Added Author). Pan, Hermes, 1905-1990 (Added Author). Redman, Nick. (Added Author). Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 (Added Author). Shigeta, James. (Added Author). Soo, Jack, 1917-1979 (Added Author). Umeki, Miyoshi, 1929-2007 (Added Author). Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Universal-International (Firm) (Added Author). Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Benson Fong, Jack Soo, Juanita Hall, Miyoshi Umeki. (Cast).

Summary:

This unforgettable Broadway smash, filled with memorable songs and brilliant dances, centers on a Hong Kong girl who comes to San Francisco for an arranged marriage. Features the hit tunes: "I enjoy being a girl", "Chop Suey", and "A hundred million miracles".

Record details

  • ISBN: 0783299958
  • ISBN: 9780783299952
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Special edition
  • Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by C.Y. Lee.
Special features: A classic evolves: from print to stage to screen; Faces of the east : casting Flower drum song; The songs of Flower drum song; An all-access pass to the sets and costumes of Flower drum song; The legacy of Rodgers and Hammerstein; feature commentary with actress Nancy Kwan and film historian Nick Redman.
Videodisc release of a 1961 motion picture.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Russell Metty ; film editor, Milton Carruth ; music, Richard Rodgers ; lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein, 2nd ; choreography, Hermes Pan ; original title paintings, Dong Kingman.
Participant or Performer Note:
Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Benson Fong, Jack Soo, Juanita Hall, Miyoshi Umeki.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0
Language Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
In English with optional Spanish and French subtitles.

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Genre: Comedy films.
Feature films.
Musical films.
Romantic comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library.

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