Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)

Directed by

Henry Koster

Genre

biographical film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A biographical musical about the life of composer and band leader John Philip Sousa. It follows his career creating famous military marches.

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What happens

Stars and Stripes Forever is a 1952 American musical biographical film directed by Henry Koster, based on the life of composer and band leader John Philip Sousa. The film was produced by Lamar Trotti, distributed by 20th Century Fox, was filmed in Technicolor. It stars Clifton Webb, Debra Paget, Robert Wagner, and Ruth Hussey. The film's title is taken from Sousa's 1896 composition "The Stars and Stripes Forever", which has become the best known of his military marches. The film was released twenty years after Sousa's death. It received generally positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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