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Carousel is a 1956 American drama fantasy musical film based on the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical of the same name, which in turn was based on Ferenc Molnár's 1909 non-musical play Liliom.
Carousel: Directed by Henry King. With Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Ruick. Fifteen years after his death, a carousel barker is granted permission to return to Earth for one day to make amends to his widow and their daughter.
- (6.8K)
- Drama, Fantasy, Musical
- Henry King
- 1956-02-16
Fifteen years after his death, a carousel barker is granted permission to return to Earth for one day to make amends to his widow and their daughter. Billy Bigelow has been dead for fifteen years, and now outside the pearly gates, he long waived his right to go back to Earth for a day.
Brief Synopsis. A dramatic love story unfolds between a rough-talking, macho carousel barker, and a young, innocent mill worker.
- Henry King, Stanley Hough
- Gordon Macrae
Carousel (1956) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Carousel After tragedy strikes, Billy Bigelow (McRae), a smooth-talking carny man, makes his way to Heaven, then back to his wife (Shirley Jones) and daughter for one day of love, solace and redemption, in one of the most unique and powerfully uplifting musicals ever written.
Billy Bigelow has been dead for 15 years. Now outside the pearly gates, he long ago waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. He has heard that there is a problem with his family: namely with his wife Julie Bigelow, née Jordan, and his child he hasn't met.
