The Village fair of the west

the Village fair of the west is a Musical comedy of Broadway, created in 1951 on a booklet of Alan Jay Lerner and a music of Frederick Loewe, The Paint Coach .

the Village fair of the west ( Paint Your Coach ) is a American Musical film of Joshua Logan left in 1969, adaptation of the musical comedy above.

Synopsis

At the time of the Gold rush in California towards 1850, Ben Rumson, an alcoholic brawler, and Pardner, a young romantic farmer of the Michigan discover gold and join.

There will be the purchase with the biddings of a woman and its division (according to one supposed Mormon rite) ! And also a diversion of diligence, the kidnapping of six prostituées ! During all this time, they will drink much, play and chanteront !

And despite everything these adventures, they will have even time to find or !

Data sheet

Title: the Village fair of the west
original Title: Paint Your Coach
Realization: Joshua Logan
Scenario: Paddy Chayefsky and Alan Jay Lerner
Production: Alan Jay Lerner for Malpaso and Director Paramount
of the photography: William A. Fraker
Decorations: John Truscott
Artistic director: Carl Braunger
Music: Frederick Loewe and Nelson Riddle; additional music of Andre Previn
Assembly: Robert C. Jones
Country of origin: the United States
Format: Colors (Technicolor) - 2,35:1 - 35 mm (inflated in 70 mm)
Kind: Musical film
Lasted: 166 minutes (2h46)
Coming out date: October 15th 1969 (the USA)

Distribution

Lee Marvin : Ben Rumson
Clint Eastwood: Pardner
Jean Seberg: Elizabeth
Harve Presnell
Ray Walston
Tom Ligon
Alan Dexter
William O' Connell
Benny Baker
Alan Baxter
Paula Trueman
Robert Easton
Geoffrey Norman
H.B. Haggerty
Terry Jenkins

Around film

Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin interprets themselves the songs of film.

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