Subgenre Sampler
Wiz, The (1978)- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor - Much maligned 'black musical' version of L. Frank Baum's classic fairytale (best known through the Judy Garland version). Here, New York City was…
Pete's Dragon (1977)- Dir. Don Chaffey
Feat. Mickey Rooney, Shelley Winters, Jim Dale… - Young orphan Pete (Sean Marchall) bonds with animated green dragon Elliot in this lesser–Disney live–action movie. Sentimental songs…
Bugsy Malone (1976)
- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Scott Baio, Jodie Foster, John Cassini - Alan Parker's directing debut was this startlingly original feature debut reinvents the gangster movie as a musical pastiche cast entirely with…
Oliver Twist (animated) (1973)- Dir. Hal Sutherland
- Warner Brothers' merry musical feature based on Charles Dicken's classic.
Tom Sawyer (1973)- Dir. Don Taylor
Feat. Johnnie Whitaker, Celeste Holm, Warren Oates… - Award–winning musical version of Mark Twain's classic raggamuffin adventures. A youthful Jodie Foster appears as Tom's girlfriend.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) (1971)- Dir. Mel Stuart
Feat. Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson - Roald Dahl adapts his own book for this lively, almost psychedelic musical adaptation about a boy's desire to see inside a chocolate factory run by…
Donkey Skin (Peau d'âne) (1970)- Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Delphine Seyrig… - A vibrant, whimsical and genuinely fantastic adaptation of Perrault's classic 17th century fairy tale in which a Princess (Deneuve) disguises herself…
Scrooge (1970)- Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Dame Edith Evans… - Enchanting musical version of Charles Dickens' tale of the old miser who is taken through Christmas past, present and future to realise his selfish…
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
- Dir. Ken Hughes
Feat. Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries… - Dick Van Dyke stars as eccentric inventor and who gives a run–down race car a magical new lease of life. This musical comedy masterpiece…
Oliver! (1968)- Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Mark Lester - Perfect screen adaptation of the 1960 stage musical by British writer and composer Lionel Bart, based on Charles Dickens' timeless tale. For a…
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