Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954
Approved
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

28K

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Classic Musical Musical Romance Western

When a backwoodsman in 1850s Oregon brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.When a backwoodsman in 1850s Oregon brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.When a backwoodsman in 1850s Oregon brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

28K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,791

146

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 8 wins & 7 nominations total

Trivia
Julie Newmar (Dorcas) (here credited as Julie Newmeyer) was an accomplished dancer, but she never got a chance to show off her skills because her dance partner Jeff Richards (Benjamin Pontifee) was a former professional baseball player with no dancing skills.

Goofs
In "Wonderful, Wonderful Day" birds fly onto the set, and and several crash into the painted backdrop in the background. (The director acknowledges this in a documentary.)

Quotes
Caleb: There were no F names in the Bible so Ma named him Frankincense because he smelled so sweet.

Crazy credits
In the end credits, Jacques d'Amboise (Ephraim) is listed as appearing courtesy of the New York City Ballet.

Alternate versions
Filmed in two different versions: one in CinemaScope (2:55) and one in a "flat" widescreen (1.77). The CinemaScope version is the one generally screened, but both are available. The main difference between the two versions is a slight difference in angles, some minor differences in sound clarity and finally the "flat" widescreen version features more camera movement in order to capture all the action. Warner Brothers has released a 2-DVD set of this film containing both of these versions.

Connections
Alternate-language version of Satte Pe Satta (1982)

Soundtracks
Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
(uncredited)
Music by Gene de Paul
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Sung by Howard Keel

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Review

Featured review

9/10

It still holds up today!

Adam Pontipee (Howard Keel) lives with his six brothers in a cabin in a remote area of the woods. He goes to town one day and convinces a girl named Milly (Jane Powell) to marry him. They return to the cabin, where she suddenly realizes he has six brothers.

Milly tries to teach them some manners after her initial shock, but they are not entirely keen to change their ways. They are, however, anxious to get wives of their own.

After Adam reads about Roman capturing of Sabine women, he hatches a plan for his brothers - kidnap whoever they want to marry and bring them back to the cabin.

"Seven Bridges for Seven Brothers" is, today, somewhat of a classic; Stanley Donen adapts the screenplay by Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich and Dorothy Kingsley; their combined efforts are superb.

I have grown up on this film and was surprised at the fact that, after having seen it very recently, it continues to hold up as well as it did when I was younger. I recommend it to everyone of all ages - it's funny, charming, sweet-natured and very enjoyable.