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Stars and Stripes Forever

1952 · 90 min

A warm, old-fashioned Technicolor biopic that marches along pleasantly, with rousing band music and gentle humor.

Directed by
Henry Koster
Genres
Drama, Music
Tagline
Strike up the band! Here comes The Greatest Musical Show on Earth!
Overview
A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898.

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Directed by
Henry Koster
Genres
Drama, Music
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • ambition
  • family
  • friendship
  • war
Places
  • big city
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
drama, music
Directed by
Henry Koster
Written by
Lamar Trotti
Starring
Clifton Webb, Debra Paget, Robert Wagner, Ruth Hussey, Finlay Currie, Roy Roberts, Thomas Browne Henry, Helen Van Tuyl
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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