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A woman singer working on the cabaret circuit pretends to be a man pretending to be a woman. Things get even more complicated when she meets the man of her dreams. Set in Paris, France, in 1934.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Blake Edwards Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Home Video (Firm), Turner Entertainment Co
Other Authors: Edwards, Blake, 1922-2010 (Screenwriter, Producer, Director), Adams, Tony, 1953-2005 (Producer), Edwards, Julie, 1935- (Actor), Garner, James, 1928-2014 (Actor), Preston, Robert, 1918-1987 (Actor), Warren, Lesley Ann (Actor), Karras, Alex (Actor), Rhys-Davies, John (Actor), Mancini, Henry (composer (expression)), Bricusse, Leslie, Stone, Paddy
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:In English with optional French soundtrack, and optional English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese subtitles; closed captioned in English.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2002?]
Edition:Widescreen format.
Subjects:
Women singers > Drama.
Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) > Drama.
Male impersonators > Drama.
Female impersonators > Drama.
Gender identity > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Paris (France) > Drama.
Female impersonators.
Gender identity.
Male impersonators.
Man-woman relationships.
Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)
Women singers.
France > Paris.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Musical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:A woman singer working on the cabaret circuit pretends to be a man pretending to be a woman. Things get even more complicated when she meets the man of her dreams. Set in Paris, France, in 1934.
Item Description:Based on the film: "Viktor und Viktoria" (UFA-Film, c1933).
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982.
"Turner Entertainment Co."--Disc label.
Special features: optional audio commentary by Andrews & Edwards; 4 cast & crew selected filmographies (Andrews, Garner, Preston, Edwards); theatrical trailer (2 min.); list of awards won by the film.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, dual-layer; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English, Dolby digital mono. in French.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1983: Best Original Song Score (Mancini, Briscusse) ; Golden Globes, 1983: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical (Andrews) ; National Board of Review, 1982: Best Supporting Actor (Preston) ; Writers Guild of America, 1983: Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium (Edwards).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Dick Bush ; editor, Ralph E. Winters ; original music by Henry Mancini ; lyrics by Leslie Bricusse ; choreographer, Paddy Stone.
ISBN:0790746778
9780790746777