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

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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