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Hello, Dolly! (1969)

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Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 17
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 8

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Release Date: Dec 16, 1969 Wide

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Twenty-seven-year-old Barbra Streisand seemed an inappropriate choice for middle-aged, match-making widow Dolly Levi, but her energy carries her right through the role and dominates the lackluster movie around her. The plot, drawn from Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker (itself based on a 19th-century British farce), is set in motion when Yonkers feed store clerk Cornelius Hackl (Michael Crawford) celebrates his promotion by taking his pal Barnaby Tucker (Danny Lockin) to New York City for a

G, 2 hr. 26 min.

Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Gene Kelly

Written By: Ernest Lehman

In Theaters: Dec 16, 1969 Wide

On DVD: Aug 19, 2003

20th Century Fox

Cast

Barbra Streisand
Dolly Levi
Walter Matthau
Horace Vandergelder
Michael Crawford
Cornelius Hackl
Louis Armstrong
Orchestra Leader
Marianne McAndrew
Irene Molloy
E.J. Peaker
Minnie Fay
Danny Lockin
Barnaby Tucker
Joyce Ames
Ermengarde
Tommy Tune
Ambrose Kemper
Judy Knaiz
Gussie Granger
David Hurst
Rudolph Reisenweber
Richard Collier
Vandergelder's Barber
J. Pat O'Malley
Policeman In Park
Fritz Feld
Fritz the German waiter
Harry Monty
Ralph Roberts
Policeman
Jim Hutchinson

Critic Reviews for Hello, Dolly!

All Critics (21) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (10) | DVD (10)

A magical, old-fashioned musical.

December 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

It is a work of great entertainment, a product of an era when people looked up at a screen and saw movies instead of cinema.

December 15, 2009 Full Review Source: IdentityTheory

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Phil Hall

IdentityTheory

Inexplicably nominated for Oscars, Gene Kelly's last musical is a big, bloated, stagy film--despite the presence, charm and voice of Barbra Streisand.

March 24, 2009 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

It doesn't escape the overproduction trap, not by a long shot.

February 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

Goatdog's Movies Source: Goatdog's Movies

Splashy Kelly production with a too-young Streisand...but she's stunning.

October 30, 2004 Comment

Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan Source: Kansas City Kansan

Is it fair that Streisand's stolen role gets the DVD treatment when victim Carol Channing's immortal performance as the White Queen in Irwin Allen's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is still unavailable?

August 27, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

More infamous for bringing Fox financially to its knees than for being the last major musical directed by Gene Kelly, Dolly! is one big-assed bull in a china shop.

August 27, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

If you're not a Streisand fan, the film might easily be passed over without its adversely affecting your life one whit.

August 5, 2003 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Hello, Dolly! is one of those films from the late sixties that helped nail down the coffin lid on musicals.

August 5, 2003 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Bloated and overblown, but a lot better than its reputation.

April 24, 2003 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Wonderful musical, and Barbra is the perfect fit. Matthau is just as brilliant and silly as ever.

August 4, 2010

Spencer S.

Super Reviewer

I don't think I have ever seen a film with more, glitter, sparkles, twinkles, frills and gilded over-the-top spectacle as in Hello Dolly. Simply the most extravagent Hollywood musical I have ever had the pleasure to feast my eyes on. And that is exactly what it is a feast for the eyes, from the epically spectacular

May 18, 2006

Jeremy Smith

Super Reviewer

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