Kismet (1955 film)
Kismet is a 1955 American musical-comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by Arthur Freed. It was filmed in CinemaScope and Eastmancolor and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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| Directed by | Vincente Minnelli |
| Written by | Charles Lederer Luther Davis |
| Based on | Kismet 1911 play by Edward Knoblock |
| Produced by | Arthur Freed |
| Starring | Howard Keel Ann Blyth Dolores Gray Vic Damone |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Edited by | Adrienne Fazan |
| Music by | Alexander Borodin Bob Wright George Forrest Music supervised by André Previn Jeff Alexander |
Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Distributed by | Loew's, Inc. |
Release date | December 23, 1955 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,015,000 |
| Box office | $1,827,000 |
It is the fifth movie version of Kismet. The first was released in 1914, the second in 1920, the third in 1930 by Warner Brothers, and the fourth, starring Ronald Colman and Marlene Dietrich, by MGM in 1944. The 1955 film is based on the successful 1953 stage musical Kismet, while the four earlier versions are based on the original 1911 play by Edward Knoblock.
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