Brigadoon (1954)

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Producer:

Arthur Freed

Release Date:

Sep 8, 1954

Runtime:

1hr 48m

Synopsis

Two Americans on a hunting trip in Scotland become lost. They encounter a small village not on the map, Brigadoon, in which people harbor a mysterious secret and behave as if they were still living 200 years in the past.

Cast

  • Gene Kelly
  • Van Johnson
  • Cyd Charisse
  • Elaine Stewart
  • Barry Jones
  • Hugh Laing
  • Albert Sharpe
  • Virginia Bosler
  • Jimmy Thompson
  • Tudor Owen

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Feb 4, 2019

    Gene Kelly, dancing on solid dirt: *tap* *tap* *tap*

    497 Likes
    Robin
    Robin
    Nov 20, 2019

    *thick Scottish accent* BRRRIGADOOOOOOOOOOON

    311 Likes
    Patrick Willems
    Patrick Willems
    Feb 14, 2023

    It’s necessary to carry a piece of “Brigadoon” in your heart, so that you may overlook its flaws, in order to embrace the fullness of its heart.  To love Vincente Minnelli’s adaption of the classic Lerner and Lowe musical is a real sort of love. It’s a mediocre score and…

    241 Likes
    theriverjordan
    theriverjordan
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    Aug 8, 2021

    these people are gonna live 5 days and die due to global warming

    201 Likes
    bru
    bru
    Feb 18, 2021

    They really Brigadid that

    196 Likes
    Jack Warren
    Jack Warren
    Feb 8, 2023

    2020s american directors using cinemascope: "uhhhh i guess we'll do some quick over-the-shoulder shots, see her face in close-up, then his close-up, and uh, that's it, break for lunch." 1950s american directors using cinemascope: "what if we had a whole village…

    178 Likes
    comrade_yui
    comrade_yui
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    Nov 1, 2019

    80 Sound-stage romance. An eternity amidst a ticking clock. Fantasy against reality. Love above all, and the physical expression of it.

    169 Likes
    SilentDawn
    SilentDawn
    Apr 9, 2014

    Cyd Charisse's red dress in the fog against the brown and green of the woods and the village and Gene Kelly.

    152 Likes
    Sean Gilman
    Sean Gilman
    Mar 3, 2021

    more interesting than this entire slog was this piece of trivia i found: The long-horned cow featured in "Almost Like Being in Love" was a source of anxiety for Gene Kelly. For his scene with the animal, he ordered that it be blindfolded and chained to the floor. Plastic…

    121 Likes
    nora
    nora

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Top Reviews
  • MovieDaddy
    MovieDaddy liked
    Brigadoon

    Not bad, but far from earning a place amongst the greats. The music is fine and the visions are grand, but it’s very hard to suspend disbelief so far when it comes to mixing fantasy and musicals that aren’t entirely based in a fantasy realm. Not mandatory viewing.

    3Y
    Olivia Octavius
    Olivia Octavius loved
    Brigadoon

    This movie is beautiful and amazing and the songs in it will get stuck in your head for days.

    3Y

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Metacritic

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50

The opening and closing passages of this 1954 adaptation of Lerner and Loewe rank with Vincente Minnelli’s finest, most purely cinematic work—magnificent orchestrations of textures, colors, and movements. What comes between is soggy: a stiff and literal interpretation of the book, filmed on obvious sound stages with a “natural splendor” you could put your fist through.

Metacritic review by Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
40

Overdone and not particularly tasteful musical stuff and nonsense.

Metacritic review by Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire
40

Vincente Minnelli's direction lacks his usual vitality and flow. Brigadoon on the screen, we must say, is pretty weak synthetic Scotch.

Metacritic review by Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
The New York Times

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is Brigadoon (1954) (1954)?
The movie is 1hr 48min long.
What's Brigadoon (1954) (1954) about?
Two Americans on a hunting trip in Scotland become lost. They encounter a small village not on the map, Brigadoon, in which people harbor a mysterious secret and behave as if they were still living 200 years in the past.
Who's the cast of Brigadoon (1954) (1954)?
  • Gene Kelly as Tommy Albright
  • Van Johnson as Jeff Douglas
  • Cyd Charisse as Fiona Campbell
  • Elaine Stewart as Jane Ashton
  • Barry Jones as Mr. Lundie
  • Hugh Laing as Harry Beaton
  • Albert Sharpe as Andrew Campbell
  • Virginia Bosler as Jean Campbell
  • Jimmy Thompson as Charlie Chisholm Dalrymple
  • Tudor Owen as Archie Beaton
Who's the director behind Brigadoon (1954) (1954)?
Vincente Minnelli directed Brigadoon (1954) (1954).
Who produced Brigadoon (1954) (1954)?
Arthur Freed produced Brigadoon (1954) (1954).