With the help of a friendly plumber, bart plans a revolt that will topple dr. Seuss has to be the most recognizable name in childrens literature, countless kids learned to read by studying the complex nuances of green eggs and ham, so it is no surprise that his books have supplied a surplus of material to hollywood. There are currently eight videos available for the film, of which two are trailers, as listed below. Alan lareau, whos writing a biography on hollander, says the german composer best known for the blue angel, with marlene dietrich is. T alt roy rowland dir ffdr 003 p bkg15n from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Dani alves smells his fingers after touches his ball. Made in 1953after theodor geisels pseudonymous work had begun attracting notice, but before classics like horton hears a who. T 1952 r1 bluray cover ready to download and print. One of the most underrated childrens musical fantasies and conceivably the most interesting movie stanley kramer ever. Interestingly, the character torments a child named bartholomew. Story and conception were shaped by dr seuss for the. T, 1953, directed by roy rowland, with peter lind hayes, mary healy, hans conried, at turner classic movies.
T 1953 was, and is, one of a kind and the only featurelength liveaction movie to have been conceived, written. Terwilliker are the bane of young bart collins existence. Now known mostly as a cult novelty item than it should be, the 5000 fingers of dr. Traditional classic status wasn t to be for the atomicage musical fantasia the 5,000 fingers of dr. T composed by friedrich hollaender as frederick hollander uncredited. One day, bart falls into a musical dream world of imprisonment in the terwilliker institute, where his teacher turned madman dictator forces him and 499 other boys hence, 5,000 fingers to play a ginormous piano. The 5,000 fingers of dr t and other great lost childrens. It was the only feature film written by theodor seuss geisel dr. However, even with the attempts to tone down the films darker and more satirical. Its a sorry situation that brings me muttering darkly to the subject of the 5,000 fingers of dr t. The 1953 movie musical was a flop, but thanks to special screenings and cabletv airings, its earned a small but. T also features several songs for which geisel contributed. The legendary berywnchicagobased scifihorror film host will showcase the 5,000 fingers of dr.
T lures 500 reluctant little boys to perform in a colossal concert on the grandest grand piano ever built. Search, discover and share your favorite the 5000 fingers of dr t gifs. Phantom from space 1953 it came from outer space 1953 the 5,000 fingers of dr. With peter lind hayes, mary healy, hans conried, tommy rettig. T, and tells the tale of an allamerican lad trapped in the clutches of the nefarious dr. Jul 01, 20 columbia pictures chief harry cohn never forgave producer stanley kramer for this early dr. Traditional classic status wasnt to be for the atomicage musical fantasia the 5,000 fingers of dr. T is a musical from 1953 written by popular childrens author theodor seuss geisel dr. T 1953 was, and is, one of a kind and the only featurelength liveaction movie to have been conceived, written and designed by the illustrator theodor geisel. Teaser trailer 1953 teaser trailer for the 5,000 fingers of dr. Suess and simply want to know if this bluray version of dr. The story follows a young boy, bart collins, and the piano lessons he must. A young boy travels to an imaginary world where, assisted by his.
I did 2 interviews and rough cut the interview with tony butala, the singing voice of tommy rettig. The autocratic and maniacal piano teacher known as dr. The character of sideshow bob terwilliger, from the simpsons 1989, shares a name with the dr. A young boy travels to an imaginary world where, assisted by his familys plumber, he must save other piano playing kids like himself from the dungeons of his.
Seuss is famous, this is a movie children and their parents will love to watch again and again. Video archive for the film the 5,000 fingers of dr. A young boy travels to an imaginary world where, assisted by his familys plumber, he must save other piano playing kids like himself from the dungeons of his dictatorial piano teacher who also mindcontrols his mother. T is determined to prove that his happy fingers method of teaching piano is the best method in theworld.
Fleeing bart tommy rettig has come upon the dungeon for scratchy violins etc. T posted on september 16, 2012 by mortlapin39 3 comments it was destined for cult status before the cameras barely rolled. It is a cult favorite, but its extensive musical score has never been available in any authorized or complete formuntil now. A young boy dreams that his piano teacher hans conreid is a supervillain out to rule the world. And then, of course, theres up, the movie thats repeated walles trick of emerging as possibly the years finest film while being made at least. However, the original cut of the film, which had a darker tone and included twice as many musical numbers, is completely lost, as even sony pictures hasn t been able to find a copy of it. Because heres a film, now more than 50 years old, that deserves just as much praise as pixar. Aaaas movies ever made, and this trailer certainly proves it. You can find more information regarding this film on its imdb page. Find release information for the 5,000 fingers of dr.
Aug 28, 2018 the legendary berywnchicagobased scifihorror film host will showcase the 5,000 fingers of dr. There are currently eight videos available for the film, of. T was directed by roy rowland and produced by the great stanley kramer and remains the only movie written for the screen by dr. T has a mad plan to force 500 young boys to practice at his magnificent piano 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The rebelliousness that turns out to be good, oldfashioned antiintellectualism feels less in line with the good doctors whoville than with producer stanley kramers hackville. Theodor seuss geisel wanted to make a movie that would take into account the themes of world dominance and oppression coming out of world war ii and the result was a whimsically fun story about a boy. Sun 1956 voodoo island 1957 the delicate delinquent 1957 earth vs. Terwillikerwhose music academy is luring in young boys to practise their playing on an oversized piano, assembly linestyle, until the end of their days. Sexual and political odyssey in the 5000 fingers of dr. Terwilliger from the dr seuss created film the 5,000 fingers of dr. Columbia pictures chief harry cohn never forgave producer stanley kramer for this early dr. The mad humor of dr seuss ted geisel has been captured on film in this odd flight into chimerical fiction. T 1953 starring peter lind hayes and mary healy on dvd and bluray.