The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
- Directed by
- Roy Rowland
- Genre
- fantasy film, comedy film, musical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 66 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A boy has a dream where a wicked piano teacher runs a strange world. The teacher forces children to practice piano forever. The boy tries to escape this weird fantasy place.
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What happens
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (also known as Crazy Music in the 1958 reissue) is a 1953 American musical fantasy film about a boy who dreams himself into a fantasy world ruled by a diabolical piano teacher enslaving children to practice piano forever. It is the only non-documentary feature film written by Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss), who wrote the story, screenplay, and lyrics. It was directed by Roy Rowland, with many uncredited takes directed by producer Stanley Kramer. The film stars Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Hans Conried, and Tommy Rettig. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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