---
title: 'The Band Wagon (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vincente Minnelli'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-band-wagon-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045537/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Band Wagon (1953)

1953 · 113 min · Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Band Wagon is a 1953 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. The plot follows an aging musical star who hopes a Broadway show will revive his career, but the play's director envisions a pretentious retelling of Faust and brings in a prima ballerina who clashes with the star. Although initially a box-office disappointment, the film is now regarded among the finest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals, alongside An American in Paris (1951) and Singin' in the Rain (1952).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vincente Minnelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincente-minnelli)
- **Screenplay:** [Betty Comden](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-comden), [Adolph Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolph-green), [Alan Jay Lerner](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-jay-lerner), [Norman Corwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-corwin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Adolph Deutsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolph-deutsch)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Freed](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-freed)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harry Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-jackson)
- **Editor:** [Albert Akst](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-akst)

## Cast

- [Richard Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-alexander)
- [Julie Newmar](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-newmar)
- [Colin Kenny](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-kenny)
- [Emory Parnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/emory-parnell)
- [Douglas Fowley](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-fowley)
- [Harold Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-miller)
- [Don Beddoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-beddoe)
- [Oscar Levant](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-levant)
- [Stuart Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-holmes)
- [Nanette Fabray](https://cinepixo.com/people/nanette-fabray)
- [Al Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-ferguson)
- [Bess Flowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/bess-flowers)
- [Steve Forrest](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-forrest)
- [Roy Engel](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-engel)
- [Lotte Stein](https://cinepixo.com/people/lotte-stein)

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