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Gypsy

1962 · 143 min

A bittersweet backstage saga that blends brassy showbiz energy with a poignant, complicated mother-daughter bond.

Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music
Starring
Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden
Tagline
All The Heart and Happiness of The Broadway Play
Overview
Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.

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Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music
Starring
Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • family
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • betrayal
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama, music
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Written by
Leonard Spigelgass
Starring
Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Paul Wallace, Betty Bruce, Parley Baer, Harry Shannon, Morgan Brittany
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
143 min
Country
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Languages
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