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Adam, the eldest of seven brothers, goes to town to get a wife. He convinces Milly to marry him that same day. They return to his backwoods home. Only then does Milly discover that Adam has six other brothers all living with him in his cabin. Milly sets out to reform the uncouth siblings, who ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Seven brides for seven brothers (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Donen, Stanley, Powell, Jane, 1929-, Keel, Howard, 1919-2004, Richards, Jeff, 1922-1989, Tamblyn, Russ, Rall, Tommy, Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976, De Paul, Gene, Kidd, Michael, 1915-2007, Deutsch, Adolph, 1897-1980, Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997, Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned (films only). In English, with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2004]
Edition:2-disc special ed.
Subjects:
Musical films.
Brides > Drama.
Brothers > Drama.
Kidnapping > Drama.
Hermanos > Teatro.
Secuestro > Teatro.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
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Summary:Adam, the eldest of seven brothers, goes to town to get a wife. He convinces Milly to marry him that same day. They return to his backwoods home. Only then does Milly discover that Adam has six other brothers all living with him in his cabin. Milly sets out to reform the uncouth siblings, who are anxious to get wives of their own. Then, after reading a story, Adam develops an idea that will create the solution to his brothers' loneliness--kidnap the women they want!
Item Description:50th-anniversary edition.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1954.
Based on the story "The sobbin' women" by Stephen Vincent Benet.
Dual-layer format (both versions).
Cinemascope original aspect ratio 2.55:1. Alternate widescreen version in flat (1.77:1) aspect ratio. Both versions enhanced for widescreen TVs.
All-new digital transfer for Cinemascope original.
Special features: disc 1. Cinemascope original. Commentary by director Stanley Donen ; Donen musicals trailer gallery -- disc 2. Alternate filming and special features. Rarely seen 1.77:1 alternate widescreen version of Seven brides for seven brothers ; Behind-the-scenes documentary: Sobbin' women : the making-of Seven brides for seven brothers, hosted by Howard Keel and updated with new interviews with Jane Powell and Jacques D'Amboise ; New York premiere and MGM 30th-anniversary celebration newsreels ; Vintage short MGM jubilee overture.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, Dolby surround 5.1 (disc 1) and mono. (disc 2).
Audience:MPAA rating: G. Bonus material not rated.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1954: Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) (Adolph Deutsch, Saul Chaplin)
Production Credits:Director of photography, George Folsey ; art directors, Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary ; editor, Ralph E. Winters ; lyrics, Johnny Mercer ; music, Gene de Paul ; costume designer, Walter Plunkett ; choreographer, Michael Kidd ; special effects, A. Arnold Gillespie, Warren Newcombe.
ISBN:0790789957