Silk Stockings (1957 film)
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Silk Stockings is a 1957 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. It is based on the 1955 stage musical of the same name,[2] which had been adapted from the film Ninotchka (1939).[3] The film was choreographed by Eugene Loring and Hermes Pan.
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Directed by | Rouben Mamoulian |
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Produced by | Arthur Freed |
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Cinematography | Robert J. Bronner |
Edited by | Harold F. Kress |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | July 18, 1957 (1957-07-18TUnited States) |
Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2.6 million[1] |
Box office | $2.8 million[1] |
The film received Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Film and Best Actress (Charisse) in the Comedy/Musical category.[4]
The score was embellished with the new song "The Ritz Roll and Rock", a parody of the emerging rock and roll music genre. The number ends with Astaire symbolically smashing his top hat, considered one of his trademarks, signaling the retirement from movie musicals that he announced following the film's release.