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Athena (1954)

Athena poster
Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Genre
musical film, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A conservative lawyer and his singing ex-navy friend meet two sisters from an eccentric family. The family is deeply into healthy living and ancient Greek culture. Their orderly lives get turned upside down.

lightheartedwhimsicalupbeatromanticplayfulenergeticold-fashionedbreezy

What happens

Athena is a 1954 American romantic musical comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jane Powell, Edmund Purdom, Debbie Reynolds, Vic Damone, Louis Calhern, Steve Reeves, and Evelyn Varden. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film tells the story of a conservative lawyer and his crooning ex-navy buddy whose lives are turned upside down when they meet two sisters from an eccentric family with interests in healthy living and Ancient Greece. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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