Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002

1h 27m

7.7(6 votes)

Documentary

Overview

American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he formed a style (first "blue collar dancer") and developed different cinematique techniques, such as brilliantly shot dancing sequences.

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Cast & Crew

38 members

Acting

Stanley Tucci

Narrator (voice)

Acting

Gene Kelly

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Jeanine Basinger

Self

No Image

Acting

Betsy Blair

Self

Acting

Leslie Caron

Self

Acting

Cyd Charisse

Self

Writing

Betty Comden

Self

No Image

Acting

Dan Dailey

Self (archive footage)

Directing

Stanley Donen

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Nina Foch

Self

Acting

Douglas Fowley

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Judy Garland

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Betty Garrett

Self

Acting

Beth Genne

Self

No Image

Acting

Kathryn Grayson

Self (archive footage)

Writing

Adolph Green

Self

Acting

Jean Hagen

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Rita Hayworth

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Clive Hirschhorn

Self

No Image

Acting

Deborah Jowitt

Self

No Image

Acting

Kerry Kelly

Self

No Image

Crew

Michael Kidd

Self (archive footage)

Writing

Arthur Laurents

Self

Acting

Ann Miller

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Elvis Mitchell

Self

Acting

Millard Mitchell

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Fayard Nicholas

Self

Acting

Donald O'Connor

Self (archive footage)

Directing

Kenny Ortega

Self

Sound

André Previn

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Debbie Reynolds

Self

Acting

Stephen M. Silverman

Self

No Image

Acting

Phil Silvers

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Frank Sinatra

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Vera-Ellen

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Esther Williams

Self (archive footage)

Directing

Peter Wollen

Self

No Image

Acting

Keenan Wynn

Self (archive footage)

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Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Overview

Links & Resources

Cast & Crew

Stanley Tucci

Gene Kelly

Jeanine Basinger

Betsy Blair

Leslie Caron

Cyd Charisse

Betty Comden

Dan Dailey

Stanley Donen

Nina Foch

Douglas Fowley

Judy Garland

Betty Garrett

Beth Genne

Kathryn Grayson

Adolph Green

Jean Hagen

Rita Hayworth

Clive Hirschhorn

Deborah Jowitt

Kerry Kelly

Michael Kidd

Arthur Laurents

Ann Miller

Elvis Mitchell

Millard Mitchell

Fayard Nicholas

Donald O'Connor

Kenny Ortega

André Previn

Debbie Reynolds

Stephen M. Silverman

Phil Silvers

Frank Sinatra

Vera-Ellen

Esther Williams

Peter Wollen

Keenan Wynn

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