The Music Man
The story of that man and his 76 trombones, and the wonderful, wonderful tune he played on every heart in town!
Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town.
- Director
- Morton DaCosta
- Signature
- Drama · Wonder · Craft
- Worldwide
- $15M
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Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town.
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Box Office & Release
The Music Man returned 3.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $15M
- Release date
- Jun 19, 1962
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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