Brigadoon (1966)
1966 · Television · 81 min · dir. Fielder Cook
- Musical
Synopsis
Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order to preserve its peace and special beauty. The citizens go to bed at night and when they wake up, it's 100 years later. Tommy falls in love with a beautiful young woman, Fiona, and is torn between staying or going back to his hectic life in New York.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Fielder Cook
- Studio
- Armstrong Circle Theatre, Rogo Productions
- Released
- 1966-10-15
- Running time
- 81 minutes
Cast & crew
Fielder Cook Director
Robert Goulet
Peter Falk
Sally Ann Howes
Finlay Currie
Marlyn Mason- Edward Villella
- Thomas Carlisle
Linda Howe
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Wonderful to see again almost 50 years later!! · Cas Navy · 2022-10-18
I watched this on TV with my parents when I was just 9 years old. It was a magical experience for my sister and me. My dad went out and bought the soundtrack at "our nearby Armstrong Dealer." And my sis and I listened to and learned all the songs by heart and can sing them all to this day. I am now taking care of my 92 year old mom with severe disabilities due to a stroke. But we were able to watch and thoroughly enjoy this show again last night. We both had tears in our eyes as we sang along to the tunes. Of course, the quality is lousy! But that is what TV looked like back then on teeny…
★★★★★ · Great Musical · adamelijah · 2011-02-15
This wasn't so much a made-for-tv Movie, as it was a stage production of Brigadoon filmed on Television. It was a delightful story well told. The costuming was fantastic. It was also nice to see Peter Falk in another kind of role.
★★★★★ · Brigadoon · quigs · 2010-02-23
To the Scotish gentleman with forebears; 1. The broadcast of Brigadoon 1966 was only broadcast only once and never repeated in fact all recording by ABC were erased 2. The person who recorded it was on a VTR-a spool video tape recorder that usually holds one hour of recording. 3. It was shot in Southern Calafornia and not Scotland for one reason-MONEY. Location shooting is a challenge especially with the weather. 4. The production of the 1954 musical was shot entirely on a soundstage. Gene Kelly wanted to shoot in Scotland but laughed out of L.B. Mayer's office for "such a stupid and assenine…
★★★★★ · Awesome · DesertViewer · 2018-09-19
Wow, what a find, only one broadcast ever; what a gem. Thank you so much for sharing this.
★★★ · Average... · kareneliot · 2010-02-23
I am really not a fan of musicals, but I liked the story behind this one - so I watched it because I love Scotland. It was entertaining enough to watch the whole thing by fast-forwarding through what seemed like endless songs. Bonus points for a few retro commercials that didn't get edited out of this TV movie.
★★★ · The REAL Brigadoon · sammyk1964 · 2012-06-18
This broadcast was what it was. To many, it was the only version ever watched. Many loved it, but it's overall reviews at the time were poorly received. For those of Scottish descent, sorry! This is not an actual Scottish fable. It is, in fact, an old tale that originated from Germany by Friedrich Gerstäcker, later translated by Charles Brandon Schaeffer, about the mythical village of Germelshausen that fell under an magic curse. Because of Germany's poor image on the world stage at the time, it was felt that another country would be better accepted. At one point, it was to be set in Italy…