| Carousel | |
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| Directed by | Henry King |
| Screenplay by | Phoebe Ephron Henry Ephron |
| Based on | Carousel 1945 musical by Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II Liliom 1909 play by Ferenc Molnár |
| Produced by | Henry Ephron |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Edited by | William H. Reynolds |
| Music by | Richard Rodgers |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.3 million[1] |
| Box office | $3.75 million (US rentals)[2] |
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