The Band Wagon

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backstage musical film musical film

The Band Wagon is a classic 1953 MGM musical film starring Fred Astaire, celebrated for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.

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The Band Wagon (1953 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf backstage musical ⓘ
film ⓘ
musical film ⓘ
basedOn The Band Wagon (1931 stage revue) ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy Arthur Schwartz ⓘ
Howard Dietz ⓘ
cinematographyBy Harry Jackson ⓘ
colorProcess Technicolor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Vincente Minnelli ⓘ
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
editedBy Albert Akst ⓘ
femaleLeadCharacter Gabrielle Gerard ⓘ
femaleLeadPortrayedBy Cyd Charisse ⓘ
genre musical ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ
hasTheme creative conflicts in show business ⓘ
revival of an aging star's career ⓘ
includedInList AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals (nominated/recognized) ⓘ
leadCharacter Tony Hunter ⓘ
leadCharacterPortrayedBy Fred Astaire ⓘ
lyricsBy Howard Dietz ⓘ
musicBy Arthur Schwartz ⓘ
narrativeFocus backstage show business ⓘ
notableSequence Girl Hunt Ballet ⓘ
notableSong A Shine on Your Shoes ⓘ
By Myself ⓘ
Dancing in the Dark ⓘ
That's Entertainment! ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
producer Arthur Freed ⓘ
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
recognizedAs classic Hollywood musical ⓘ
one of MGM's major musicals of the 1950s ⓘ
releaseDate 1953-08-07 ⓘ
releaseYear 1953 ⓘ
runningTime 112 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Adolph Green ⓘ
Betty Comden ⓘ
setIn Broadway theatre world ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
starring Cyd Charisse ⓘ
Fred Astaire ⓘ
Jack Buchanan ⓘ
James Mitchell ⓘ
Nanette Fabray ⓘ
Oscar Levant ⓘ
studioEra MGM Freed Unit ⓘ
title The Band Wagon self-link ⓘ

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Vincente Minnelli → directed → The Band Wagon ⓘ
Adolph Green → notableWork → The Band Wagon ⓘ
Betty Comden → notableWork → The Band Wagon ⓘ
Cyd Charisse → notableWork → The Band Wagon ⓘ
Fred Astaire → notableWork → The Band Wagon ⓘ
Frederick Austerlitz → notableWork → The Band Wagon ⓘ
Frederick → notableWork → The Band Wagon ⓘ
subject surface form: Frederick Austerlitz
Vincente Minnelli → notableWork → The Band Wagon ⓘ
The Band Wagon → title → The Band Wagon self-link ⓘ
Adolph Green → workedOn → The Band Wagon ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Band Wagon (1953 film)