| Hello, Dolly! | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:HelloDollyFilmPoster.jpg) Theatrical release poster, designed by Richard Amsel | |
| Directed by | Gene Kelly |
| Screenplay by | Ernest Lehman |
| Based on | Hello, Dolly! by Michael Stewart The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder Einen Jux will er sich machen by Johann Nestroy A Day Well Spent by John Oxenford |
| Produced by | Ernest Lehman |
| Starring | Barbra Streisand Walter Matthau Michael Crawford Louis Armstrong |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling |
| Edited by | William Reynolds |
| Music by | Jerry Herman (music and lyrics) Score adaptation: Lennie Hayton Lionel Newman |
Production company | Chenault Productions |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $26 million (theatrical rental) |
Hello, Dolly! is a 1969 American musical romantic comedy film based on the 1964 Broadway production of the same name, which was based on Thornton Wilder's play The Matchmaker. Directed by Gene Kelly and written and produced by Ernest Lehman, the film stars Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford, Danny Lockin, Tommy Tune, Fritz Feld, Marianne McAndrew, E. J. Peaker and Louis Armstrong (whose recording of the title tune had been a number-one hit in May 1964).[2]
The film follows the story of Dolly Levi, a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York, to find a match for the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. In doing so, she convinces his niece, his niece's intended, and Horace's two clerks to travel to New York City.
Released on December 16, 1969, by 20th Century-Fox, the film won three Academy Awards: for Best Art Direction, Best Score of a Musical Picture and Best Sound, and was nominated for four other Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Although the film eventually broke even financially, it was not a contemporary commercial success.[3][4]
- ^ Hello, Dolly! at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ Bronson, Fred. The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits (2003), Billboard Books, ISBN 0-8230-7677-6
- ^ Nickens, Christopher; Swenson, Karen (2000). The Films of Barbra Streisand. Citadel Press. pp. 54–64. ISBN 9780806519548. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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