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- 108 Minutes
- Warner Bros.
- Language English
- Country USA
- Rated:
- Format: 1.33:1
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- Directed by George Sidney
- Written by John Lee Mahin
- Starring Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson
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It's an Oscar-nominated musical look at the lives and loves of a show boat theater troupe aboard an old-fashioned Mississippi riverboat. Featuring all-American classic songs by Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern, including "Ol' Man River." Starring Kathryn Grayson (KISS ME KATE), Oscar-nominees Ava Gardner (MOGAMBO, THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA) and Agnus Moorehead (TV's "Bewitched," CITIZEN KANE) and Howard Keel (TV's "Dallas"). Produced by Oscar-winner Arthur Freed (AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, GIGI).
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Nominated: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures, 1952 DGA Awards; Best Written American Musical, 1952 WGA Awards
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Prepare for a joyous experience. -- Bosley Crowther, THE NEW YORK TIMES
- More on Show Boat:
- Profile of director George Sidney
- Article on the film