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The Glenn Miller Story (1953)

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Reviews Counted:8

Fresh:7

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: James Stewart gives a warm performance as the legendary band leader who met an untimely end in a World War II airplane crash. Though much of Miller's story has been sentimentalized here, the great... James Stewart gives a warm performance as the legendary band leader who met an untimely end in a World War II airplane crash. Though much of Miller's story has been sentimentalized here, the great Big Band music is really what it's all about. Includes performances of "Little Brown Jug," "Moonlight Serenade," "Pennsylvania 6-5000," "In the Mood," and many more. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Story and Screenplay; Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. [More]

Starring: James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan, Charles Drake

Starring: James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan, Charles Drake, Frances Langford, Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa

Director: Anthony Mann

Director: Anthony Mann
Producer: Aaron Rosenberg
Screenwriter: Valentine Davies, Oscar Brodney
Composer: Joseph Gershenson

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If you're a fan of the big band sound (which I'm not) you will probably like this pic much better than I did.

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10/27/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A strange look at the music business.

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08/09/07
Michael E. Grost
Michael E. Grost
Classic Film and Television

Unfortunately, while Jimmy Stewart provides yet another winning performance as the seminal big band leader, the film is an unsatisfying hybrid.

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06/27/07
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

Featuring a towering performance from Jimmy Stewart as America's most popular band leader, Anthony Mann's intelligent if occasionally soft and sentimental film is one of the most touching and enjoyable biopics to have come out of Hollywood.

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06/15/07
Emanuel Levy
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07/27/06
Christopher Null
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03/25/06
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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Miller's great music is THE thing in this romanticized bio of the band leader.

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06/07/05
Steve Crum
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01/30/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
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10/05/03
Josh Gilchrist
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08/14/03
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
 
 
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