Singin' in the Rain
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Singin' in the Rain is a classic 1952 American musical comedy film, celebrated for its iconic song-and-dance numbers and its satirical look at Hollywood’s transition from silent films to talkies.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American film
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film ⓘ musical comedy film ⓘ |
| AFI100MoviesRanking | 10 ⓘ |
| AFI100PassionsRanking | 16 ⓘ |
| AFI100SongsIncludes |
Singin' in the Rain
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"Singin' in the Rain"
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| AFI25MusicalsRanking | 1 ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 1.37:1 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Donald O'Connor)
Writers Guild of America Award ⓘ
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Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Musical
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| basedOn | songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed ⓘ |
| castMember |
Cyd Charisse
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Debbie Reynolds ⓘ Donald O'Connor ⓘ Gene Kelly ⓘ Jean Hagen ⓘ Millard Mitchell ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Debbie Reynolds
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Debbie Reynolds as Kathy Selden
Donald O'Connor as Cosmo Brown ⓘ Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood ⓘ Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harold Rosson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| director |
Gene Kelly
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Stanley Donen ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| distributor | Loew's Inc. ⓘ |
| editedBy | Adrienne Fazan ⓘ |
| famousFor |
"Good Morning" musical number
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"Make 'Em Laugh" musical number ⓘ iconic rain dance sequence performed by Gene Kelly ⓘ satirical depiction of Hollywood during the advent of talkies ⓘ title song "Singin' in the Rain" ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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musical ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
friendship and artistic collaboration
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impact of sound technology on film industry ⓘ romance between film star and aspiring actress ⓘ satire of Hollywood studio system ⓘ |
| includedInList |
American Film Institute
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American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Movies
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| lyricsBy | Arthur Freed ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cosmo Brown
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Don Lockwood ⓘ Kathy Selden ⓘ Lina Lamont ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nacio Herb Brown ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
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Academy Award for Best Original Music Score
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Jean Hagen)
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| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Arthur Freed ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of American cinema
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one of the greatest film musicals ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1952-03-27 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 103 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Adolph Green
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Betty Comden ⓘ |
| setDuring | transition from silent films to sound films ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 1920s ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Hollywood ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1927–1928 ⓘ |
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"Singin' in the Rain"
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Good Morning (musical number)
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Singin' in the Rain soundtrack
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Good Morning (musical number)
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Singin' in the Rain (1952 film)
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Singin' in the Rain universe
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Singin' in the Rain universe
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Singin' in the Rain universe
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Hollywood musical
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Singin’ in the Rain
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Singin' in the Rain (1952 film)
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Singin' in the Rain (1952 film)
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Singin' in the Rain (1952 film)
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Broadway Melody Ballet in Singin' in the Rain
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Singin' in the Rain soundtrack
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Singin' in the Rain cast
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Good Morning (musical number)
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Singin' in the Rain (film)
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Singin' in the Rain (franchise)
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Singin' in the Rain (1952 film)
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Singin' in the Rain (song)
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Singin' in the Rain (1952 film, songs)