Dave Tompkins :: DVD Library :: 2-Genre Table :: Biography :: Musical


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Evita (1996)

The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.

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Funny Girl (1968)

The life of comedienne Fannie Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side...

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The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

This biography follows the ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld, famed producer of extravagant stage revues.

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The Sound of Music (1965)

A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to a Naval officer widower.

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Topsy-Turvy (1999)

After Gilbert and Sullivan's latest play is critically panned, the frustrated team threatens to disband until it is inspired to write the masterpiece ''The Mikado.''

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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.

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