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Watch: Brigadoon 1954 123movies, Full Movie Online – Americans Tommy Albright and Jeff Douglas, on a hunting vacation in Scotland, discover a quaint and beautiful village, Brigadoon. Strangely, the village is not on any map, and soon Tommy and Jeff find out why: Brigadoon is an enchanted place. It appears once every hundred years for one day, then disappears back into the mists of time, to wake up to its next day a century hence. When Tommy falls in love with Fiona, a girl of the village, he realizes that she can never be part of his life back in America. Can he be part of hers in Brigadoon?.
Plot: 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.
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Ratings:

	6.8/10 Votes: 8,657
	86% | RottenTomatoes
	N/A | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 111 Popularity: 8.588 | TMDB

Reviews:

It grows on you….
The story is one that is very fanciful and enjoyable. Two incongruous friends, Tommy and Jeff (Gene Kelly and Van Johnson) are hunting in Scotland when they come upon a town not on any map. Brigadoon is a lovely village but it soon becomes obvious it’s a town out of time. Actually, it’s a magical town that is stuck in the 18th century and it appears and then disappears every 100 years–which is a serious problem as Tommy has fallen in love with one of the residents (Cyd Charisse).

I liked this film quite a bit, though it did have two flaws. The sound stage was too often an obvious sound stage–with obviously painted mountains as a backdrop. Also, I think it might have benefited if they’d made Jeff less of a completely cynical jerk. It was odd seeing a nice-guy actor like Van Johnson playing a nasty little alcoholic and they part could have been better without the crabby aspects of the character. However, the music is lovely, the story sweet and there is still a lot to admire in this film.

I happened to watch the 1966 made for TV version of “Brigadoon” a week ago–and I enjoyed it enough that I sought out the original theatrical version from 1954. Both, naturally, are very similar though there are a few differences. First, because Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse were in this Hollywood production, naturally there would be more dancing than singing. Second, oddly, the story of how Brigadoon came to be was changed for the 1954 version. I have no idea why. And, finally, the 1954 version was made to look like a typical Hollywood production that was, as I mentioned above, made in a sound stage–and the 1966 version had a few actual outdoor scenes and much of the rest looked like it was on a theater stage. Both are very watchable, though I prefer the 1954 film. If you would like to see the 1966 version (starring Robert Goulet), it is available to watch free at archive.org.

Well I liked it…
Despite all of the critical bashing of Brigadoon, I thought it was very nicely presented. Before I go any further, be forwarned that I have never seen Brigadoon on stage – only on screen – so I can’t make comparisons. IMHO, MGM couldn’t have casted a better Tommy; Gene Kelly is perfect and (although I agree that he may not be the best singer ever) I didn’t doubt his ability to play the part a bit. Van Johnson steals the show as well. As well, Cyd Charisse was wonderful as Fiona, she made the character seem so believeable and was perfect for the part.

Granted, Brigadoon would have been much better had it been filmed on location in Scotland, but due to budget cuts MGM was forced to film it in beautiful, sunny Culver City. The painted backgrounds are obvious (the same injustice was done to “7 Brides” which, like Brigadoon, was to be done on location but was ultimately filmed at the studio) but the backdrops are not meant to be the centerpiece of the show; why are we placing so much fault on these? I agree that the dance sequences got to be a bit long, but with Gene Kelly, who cares?

We can, however, be thankful that MGM didn’t cast Howard Keel or Kathryn Grayson in Brigadoon. As much as I love Keel’s work in his other MGM endeavours (such as Show Boat and 7 Brides), he would have been totally wrong in Brigadoon and Grayson’s operatic singing would have done Fiona a terrible injustice.

Overall I thought Brigadoon to be a wonderful screen interpretation of one of Broadway’s crown jewels. It will definately be getting a second viewing here!. Rate 8/10

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 48 min (108 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Passed
Genre Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Director Vincente Minnelli
Writer Alan Jay Lerner
Actors Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 3 Oscars. 1 win & 3 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix 4-Track Stereo, Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Aspect Ratio 1.75 : 1 (alternate spherical version), 2.55 : 1 (CinemaScope version)
Camera N/A
Laboratory Ansco Laboratory, USA (color)
Film Length 2,958 m (16 reels)
Negative Format 35 mm (Ansco 16D 844)
Cinematographic Process CinemaScope (anamorphic), Spherical (alternate version)
Printed Film Format 35 mm