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The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
description written by member Ben:
A biopic of bandleader Glenn Miller. The first 70 minutes of the picture is given over to Miller's search for a sound in music arrangement that would be his trademark and live after him. Remaining 45 minutes covers the rocketing Miller fame, his enlistment when World War II starts and the service band's playing for overseas troops.
| Release Date: | January 8th, 1954 |
| Running Time: | 115 minutes |
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| The Glenn Miller Story Movie Review by Movie Addict (2/5/2008) |
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Glenn Miller suffered from the same criticisms that jazz musicians (Hancock, Turrentine, Hubbard) I listened to in the 70's suffered: he is too commercial. Jazz is supposed to allow for improvisation according to the "purists." Miller's heavily orchestrated music left little room for that.
No matter, he dominated the...
(complete The Glenn Miller Story review by Movie Addict)
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