Plot
Documentary looking at the history of Hollywood musicals in the 1960s. This decade saw independent film companies becoming more prominent as the bigger Hollywood studios, who produced the mainstream musicals, experienced a decline. This brought the emergence of more realistic story lines and the use of contemporary music like rock 'n' roll. This programme features songs from the musicals 'West Side Story' (1961), 'The Music Man' (1962), 'Mary Poppins' (1964), 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' (1964), 'Funny Girl' (1968), 'Oliver!' (1968) and 'Sweet Charity' (1969).
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Cast
Shirley Jones
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Audrey Hepburn
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Julie Andrews
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Rita Moreno
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Natalie Wood
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Dick Van Dyke
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Glynis Johns
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George Chakiris
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Judy Garland
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Liza Minnelli
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Rex Harrison
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Sally Ann Howes
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