Carousel (film)

Carousel
Carousel
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Henry King
Screenplay by	Phoebe Ephron; Henry Ephron
Based on	Carousel; by Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II; Liliom; by Ferenc Molnár
Produced by	Henry Ephron; Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring	Gordon MacRae; Shirley Jones; Cameron Mitchell
Cinematography	Charles G. Clarke
Edited by	William H. Reynolds
Music by	Richard Rodgers
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox
Release date	February 16, 1956;
Running time	128 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.3 million
Box office	$3.75 million (US rentals)

Carousel is a 1956 American drama fantasy musical film based on the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical of the same name, which in turn was based on Ferenc Molnár's 1909 non-musical play Liliom. The film stars Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones and was directed by Henry King.

As with the original stage production, the film contains some of Rodgers and Hammerstein's most famous songs and perhaps the most serious storyline of all of their musicals.

^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p250
^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957

[1] Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p250

[2] 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957

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