The Band Wagon
1953 film by Vincente Minnelli
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Summary
The Band Wagon is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,112 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Vincente Minnelli[3]
- Director: Vincente Minnelli[4]
- Screenwriter: Betty Comden[5], Adolph Green[6], Alan Jay Lerner[7], Norman Corwin[8]
- Composer: Adolph Deutsch[9]
- Genre: romantic comedy[10], musical film[11]
- Cast member: Fred Astaire[12], Cyd Charisse[13], Oscar Levant[14], Jack Buchanan[15], Ava Gardner[16], James Mitchell[17], Robert Gist[18], Nanette Fabray[19], Don Beddoe[20], John Lupton[21], Lotte Stein[22], Stuart Holmes[23], Thurston Hall[24], Julie Newmar[25]
- Producer: Arthur Freed[26]
- Collection: Museum of Modern Art[27]
- Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[28]
- Director of photography: Harry Jackson[29]
- Part of: National Film Registry[30]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
- Commons category: The Band Wagon[32]
- Distribution format: video on demand[33]
- Review score: 8.4/10[34], 93/100[35], 95%[36], 7.4/10[37]
- Color: Technicolor[38]
- Country of origin: United States[39]
- Publication date: January 1, 1953[40]
- Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[41], Netflix[42]
- Film editor: Albert Akst[43]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[44], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[45], Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[46]
- Title: The Band Wagon[47], Den store premièren[48]
- Different from: Sing[49]
Why It Matters
The Band Wagon has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]