Heller in Pink Tights
Story of theatrical troupe that travels through the Old West.
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DVD-R Details
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: September 22, 2020
- Originally Released: 1960
- Label: Paramount
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Sophia Loren & Anthony Quinn | |
Performer: | Margaret O'Brien, Steve Forrest, Edmund Lowe, Ramon Novarro & Eileen Heckart | |
Directed by | George Cukor | |
Edited by | Howard A. Smith | |
Screenwriting by | Walter Bernstein & Dudley Nichols | |
Original story by | Louis L'Amour | |
Composition by | Daniele Amfitheatrof | |
Art Direction by | Gene Allen | |
Produced by | Carlo Ponti & Marcello Girosi | |
Director of Photography: | Harold Lipstein |
Entertainment Reviews:
33%
AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 103
Rating: B- --
More a comedy about showbiz that Western per se, Cukor's foray into the horseopera genre, based on Louis L'Amour novella, stars Sophia Loren as the leading lady of a troupe touring the frontier.
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EmanuelLevy.Com
Strange mix of show-biz saga and Western, inventively styled.
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Classic Film and Television
Rating: C+ --
It's one of the rare Westerns that explores the barnstorming troupes in the Old West of the 19th-century.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Cukor never loses sight of the theatricality which infuses both the fanciful incarnations of the saltimbanques and the genre conventions of the Western
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Product Description:
The only Western director George Cukor ever made, HELLER IN PINK TIGHTS is a comedy about show business with satirical commentary on the Western genre. The film, based on a novel by Louis L'Amour and full of witty exchanges and a striking visual style, concerns a vaudeville troupe that stays one step ahead of the bill collector as it tours the frontier circa 1880. The central premise finds ringleaders Angela Rossini (Sophia Loren) and Tom Healy (Anthony Quinn) needing a more flamboyant act than normal in order to entertain the citizens of the wild West. The film and the novel are based upon the unconventional theatrical career of Adah Isaacs Menken, whose perennial equestrian role became legendary in the 19th century. HELLER IN PINK TIGHTS was Walter Bernstein's first script since he was blacklisted in the 1950s, and his efforts, together with a fine score and impressive cinematography, helped Cukor capture a legendary era.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 25,761
- UPC: 032429347008
- Shipping Weight: 0.16/lbs (approx)
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