Title: Oklahoma!
Runtime: 145 Min
Year: 1955
Genres: Musical - Romance - Western
Cast: Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, Charlotte Greenwood, Shirley Jones, Eddie Albert, James Whitmore, Rod Steiger, Barbara Lawrence, Jay C. Flippen, Roy Barcroft, James Mitchell, Bambi Linn, Jennie Workman, Virginia Bosler, Kelly Brown, Evelyn Taylor, Lizanne Truex
Directed By: Fred Zinnemann
PLOT
Just before Oklahoma became a new state, Laurey Williams notices that Curly, a handsome though shy ranch hand, has been acting strangely around her. Through some course of events, she and Curly soon realise the feelings they have for each other. Judd, a hired hand at Laurey's home, also has feelings for her. Together, she and Curly have to do something to save their relationship and keep Judd from doing something terrible. Woven into this plot is the life of Ado Annie, one of Laurey's friends. Her boyfriend has just gotten back from an exciting trip to Kansas City. While he was away, she has fallen for a peddler who is a ladies' man and doesn't really want to marry her. Does she give Will, her boyfriend, "all or nuthin'", or does she run away with the peddler? Set against the backdrop of ranching Oklahoma, this musical is full of fun, music, and romance for everyone.
Country: U.S.A.
Language: English
Writers: (screen play) Sonya Levien & William Ludwig - (based upon a dramatic play by) Lynn Riggs
Awards:
1956- Academy Awards, USA (Oscar)
-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture - Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton & Adolph Deutsch (WON)
-Best Sound, Recording - Fred Hynes (Todd-AO Sound Dept.) (WON)
-Best Cinematography, Color - Robert Surtees (NOMINATED)
-Best Film Editing - Gene Ruggiero & George Boemler (NOMINATED)
2007- National Film Preservation Board, USA (National Film Registry)
-Oklahoma! (WON)
1956- Writers Guild of America, USA (WGA Award (Screen))
-Best Written American Musical - Sonya Levien & William Ludwig (NOMINATED)
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