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Oklahoma! (1956)

Gordon MacRae , Gloria Grahame , Fred Zinnemann  |  G |  DVD
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (228 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Actors: Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, Charlotte Greenwood, Shirley Jones
  • Directors: Fred Zinnemann
  • Writers: Lynn Riggs, Sonya Levien, William Ludwig
  • Producers: Arthur Hornblow Jr., Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Letterboxed, THX, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: G (General Audience)
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: April 27, 1999
  • Run Time: 145 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (228 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6305320802
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,596 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Oklahoma!" on IMDb

Special Features

  • Audio commentary by Ted Chapin (President of the Rogers and Hammerstein Organization) and Hugh Fordin (Film Historian)
  • Singalong karaoke subtitles
  • Theatrical teaser
  • Todd-AO version of Oklahoma! (2,20:1 Aspect Ratio)
  • Audio commentary by Shirley Jones and Nick Redman (Film and Music Historian)
  • "Cinemascope vs. Todd-AO" Featurette
  • "The March of Todd-AO" Featurette
  • "The Miracle of Todd-AO" Featurette
  • Vintage stage excerpts from a 1954 television tribute to Rogers and Hammerstein
  • Singalong karoake subtitles
  • Photo galleries: behind the scenes, lobby cards, and posters
  • Theatrical teasers and trailers

Editorial Reviews

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The hit Broadway musical from the 1940s gets a lavish if not always exciting workout in this 1955 film version directed by old lion Fred Zinnemann (High Noon). Gordon MacRae brings his sterling voice to the role of cowboy Curly, and Shirley Jones plays Laurie, the object of his affection. The Rodgers and Hammerstein score includes "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'," and "People Will Say We're in Love," and Agnes DeMille provides the buoyant choreography. Among the supporting cast, Gloria Grahame is memorable as Ado Annie, the "girl who cain't say no," and Rod Steiger overdoes it as the villainous Jud. --Tom Keogh

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338 of 347 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Todd-AO version of Oklahoma extremely disappointing November 17, 2005
By dooby
Format:DVD
This is a review of only the Todd-AO version of the movie included in the recent 50th anniversary edition of Oklahoma. The main Cinemascope version on Disc One is outstanding and deserves 5 stars and more. However the accompanying Todd-AO version on Disc Two looks abysmal in comparison.

For those who are unaware, the producers filmed two versions of Oklahoma simultaneously, the one commonly seen which is the Cinemascope version and the other, the Todd-AO version which is the one that Rodgers and Hammerstein preferred. It is seldom seen because theaters did not possess the special equipment to project these Todd-AO movies (extremely widescreen with curved edges to give an enveloping effect). The 2 movies are not the same. They did not just use different cameras or lenses to film the same scene. The films are different in that every scene is restaged specifically for either Cinemascope or Todd-AO. This is obvious in a side by side comparison - the individual scenes are subtly different. Some scenes are shot at slightly different angles, some scenes are shot at different times of the day, some scenes include cast members seen in one version but not the other while all scenes show subtle variations in performances between one version and the next. But the most obvious difference is that only the Todd-AO version includes the Oklahoma Overture as well as the Intermission, En'tracte and Finale (Exit Music) which Richard Rodgers wrote for Oklahoma but never included in the Cinemascope version. The end result is that the Todd-AO version runs for 147mins while the Cinemascope version runs for just 139mins, a fact that Fox fudges by giving the runtime of the movie as 145mins.

The Todd-AO version presented here is virtually unrestored. It is so dark you can barely read the opening credits.
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134 of 139 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I am happy to see a bunch of other folks were as horribly dissapointed as I was to throw this DVD into the player and instead of being treated by what should be a breathtakingly sharp and stunning Todd-AO version on disc two....see a muddy mess...which isn't near the 35mm version on disc one!

Fans of the Todd-AO process (watch Patton some time folks) know what an absolutely unsurpassed format it was....and the DVDs that have come out (like the aforementioned PATTON) that have been taken from it stun with clarity and color...
I don't know how many generations removed from the original disc 2 of this set is ....but its not worth a $50 DVD players time...

Its particularly ironic that 20th Century waste so much other space on the disc on short features extolling the virtues of Todd-AO...only to present such a garbage transfer....
SHAME ON YOU FOX....this should be as gorgeous as the Sound of Music ...and its a big big letdown....and I like many others have been counting the days for this release...

....I am updating this review...with the official excuse from FOX home Entertainment...which follows..

A STATEMENT FROM TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT REGARDING THE
50TH ANNIVERSARY DVD EDITION OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S "OKLAHOMA!"

In recent days we have heard back from a small number of consumers
regarding the DVD of the Todd-AO version of "Oklahoma!" and specifically
that it appears less detailed than the old Fox DVD release from 2000. We
feel it is very important that we communicate the issues on hand
regarding the Todd-AO version of the film.

As you know well, director Fred Zinnemann filmed "Oklahoma!" using two
separate film techniques.
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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Visual diappointment for a great format May 12, 2006
Format:DVD
Like several others, I agree that the Cinemascope version was well presented, but what a disappointment as far as the Todd-ao digital transfer! The original release I bought in 1999 gives a much clearer and brighter Todd-ao version that gives you a much better idea of what the original may have looked like. I enjoyed seeing "The Miracle of Todd-ao" again, but similarly the realism that was present in the original was lost, either due to poor quality of stock or inabilty to be able to digitally correct and sharpen the image. (I find it hard to imagine that Fox couldn't resore it better).There was an apology printed on our Region 4 version.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars The worst DVD transfer I have ever seen! November 16, 2005
Format:DVD
I'm talking about this brand new 2DVD set of Oklahoma! 50th Anniversary, released on November 15th 2005. The concept is great, 2 discs, disc one is a CinemaScope version, disc two is a Todd-AO 70MM version, with proper widescreen aspect ratio & great sound. But the picture quality on Todd-AO version is a real garbage. Very soft, fuzzy & lack of definition as if you're watching a second generation VHS copy! The 70MM source material for this transfer is extremely bad and suffers from a severe color fading. The cinemaScope version on disc one looks much better & sharper although the color balance & color timing is totally wrong and it suffers from an extensive electronic edge enhancement, some video artifacts & color bleeding. This is not what it should be. Generally speaking, films shot in 70MM format should have far superior image & color quality than 35MM CinemaScope, but not this DVD transfer. 20th Century fox Home Video has done nothing but insult consumers. If they think they can get away with this, forget it. They can fool me once but not twice. My advice? Don't buy this DVD set. Rent it to see some wonderful special features, especially on disc two, and listen to a soundtrack, wich is very nicely remastered, but not for the image quality.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Oklahoma (50th Anniversary Edition)
This was a gift for my granddaughter. It is an all-time favorite film and I would recommend it highly to anyone.
Published 8 days ago by Ruth Lott
4.0 out of 5 stars great
my customer was very happy to get this movie for a decent price. Too bad I had to double ship it (and therefore double price on shipping) to get it where it needed to go.
Published 9 days ago by Geoff Tagg
5.0 out of 5 stars whoot
it was just what my mother wanted, and it got there before her birthday, thank you. she loved it, it gave her a feel of nest-alga she needed.
Published 14 days ago by Gabrielle Olah
5.0 out of 5 stars A big hit
We gave this to my father as an early father's day gift. He watches it all the time. He's 95!
Published 17 days ago by Linda Wright
5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Classic everyone should see.
Our family watches this at least 2 times a year as classic songs are replayed in our minds over and over.
Published 18 days ago by Scott Salmans
5.0 out of 5 stars Oklahoma Rocks
I had seen this movie years ago and loved it. Did not have a copy and since I live in Oklahoma...well...just had to have it. I have to watch it by myself. Read more
Published 26 days ago by baracuda27
5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary beautiful musical
I saw this on Broadway in 1943. I had never seen a musical before and was really knocked out. This DVD version is exactly as good.
Published 27 days ago by Frank Cannonito
5.0 out of 5 stars Great classic!
After seeing our granddaughter played Ado Annie in her High School musical, we wanted to go back and see the original movie. Glad we bought it - really enjoyed it.
Published 1 month ago by PA H2OFowl
4.0 out of 5 stars Oklahoma, 50th anniversary edition
I have't watched the DVD versioon yet, since I ordered it as a gift to my son. We have watched together the theater show in London, back in 1977. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ennio Rezende
5.0 out of 5 stars Long time love
I have loved this movie since I was a little kid. It is still as good as ever. Top shelf video.
Published 1 month ago by Janet
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I've long possessed a collection of DVDs of the movie musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein which have needed to be `zoomed' in order to present them in an undistorted Cinemascope image - but this has caused a loss of definition.

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