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Gigi [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; an Arthur Freed production ; screenplay and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; directed by Vincente Minnelli - 2-disc special ed. - Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2008] - 2 videodiscs (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Based on the novel by Colette. Special features: Commentary by historian Jeanine Basinger with Leslie Caron; vintage short 'The million dollar nickel'; cartoon 'The vanishing duck'; theatrical trailer; 'Thank heaven! the making of Gigi' sparkling new documentary about the turbulent creation of a musical classic featuring Leslie Caron and Vincente Minnelli; 1949 nonmusical first screen version of Gigi, starring Danièle Delorme in the title role and directed by Jacqueline Audrey.

Music, Frederick Loewe Music, Frederick Loewe

Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold, Eva Gabor.

A wealthy Gaston finds out he prefers a young Parisian girl to be his wife rather than his mistress.

Rating: G.


DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital, Dolby Surround 5.1, mono., dual-layer.


English or French dialogue; English, French or Japanese subtitles; subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

ISBN: 1419866362 9781419866364

Standard No.: 883929003389

Publisher. No.: 1000035859 Warner Home Video

Subjects--Personal Names:
Colette, 1873-1954 --Film adaptations.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Man-woman relationships--France--Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Musical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.