Carousel (film)

Carousel
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHenry King
Screenplay byPhoebe Ephron
Henry Ephron
Based onCarousel
1945 musical
by Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein II
Liliom
1909 play
by Ferenc Molnár
Produced byHenry Ephron
Starring
CinematographyCharles G. Clarke
Edited byWilliam H. Reynolds
Music byRichard Rodgers
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • February 16, 1956 (1956-02-16)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957