Description
Swing Time (Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers) DVD
UPC: 5050582405255
Product Features
- Title: Swing Time
- Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore, Betty Furness
- Director: George Stevens
- Format: DVD (Region 2, PAL)
- Audio: English 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles: English SDH
- Running Time: Approx. 103 minutes
- Aspect Ratio: Full Frame (4:3)
- Language: English
- Release Year: 1936 (Film), DVD Release: 2004 (Universal Pictures)
- Genre: Musical/Romance
- Rating: Universal (Suitable for all)
Overview
Swing Time (1936) is a timeless classic from the legendary dancing duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, directed by George Stevens. Set in the golden age of Hollywood musicals, this film features unforgettable performances and music by Jerome Kern, with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The film is beloved for its iconic songs, including the Oscar®-winning track The Way You Look Tonight, as well as other hits like A Fine Romance and Pick Yourself Up.
Astaire stars as "Lucky" Garnett, a dancer who finds himself distracted from his upcoming wedding by the charming dance instructor Penny Carroll (Rogers). The film combines romance, humor, and some of the greatest dance numbers ever filmed, showcasing the incredible chemistry between Astaire and Rogers.
Interesting Facts
- Swing Time is widely regarded as one of the best Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers collaborations, made during the peak of their partnership.
- The song "The Way You Look Tonight" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1937.
- This film was produced by Pandro S. Berman and was a major hit for RKO Radio Pictures.
- Fred Astaire choreographed all of the dance numbers in the film, with Rogers executing them flawlessly alongside him, making their dances some of the most memorable in film history.
- George Stevens, the film’s director, went on to direct several other Hollywood classics including Giant and A Place in the Sun.
Cast
- Fred Astaire as Lucky Garnett
- Ginger Rogers as Penny Carroll
- Victor Moore as Pop Cardetti
- Helen Broderick as Mabel Anderson
- Eric Blore as Gordon
- Betty Furness as Margaret Watson
Publisher
- Produced by: Universal Pictures UK
- Distributed by: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
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