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Kismet (1955)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:3
Rotten:2
Average Rating:5.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: This lavish adaptation of the popular musical play tells the tale of a poor street poet who manages to outwit the powerful caliph and win mates for himself and his daughter.
Starring: Howard Keel, Ann Blyth, Dolores Gray, Monty Woolley
Starring: Howard Keel, Ann Blyth, Dolores Gray, Monty Woolley, Vic Damone, Sebastian Cabot, Jay C. Flippen, Mike Mazurki, Nita Bieber
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Producer: Arthur Freed
Screenwriter: Charles Lederer, Luther Davis
Composer: André Previn, Jeff Alexander
Reviews for Kismet
...the stage play went to the screen for Minnelli to direct. However, somewhere in the translation, something got lost.
Something went a little bit wrong with this most opulent version of the hoary old Edward Knoblock play.
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