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Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order to preserve its peace and special beauty. The citizens go to bed at night and when they wake up, it's 100 years later. Tommy falls in love with a beautiful young woman, Fiona, and is torn between staying or going back to his hectic life in New York.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic49/100
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
174 audience votes
Key crew
- Alan Jay LernerScreenplay
- Vincente MinnelliDirector
Cast
- Gene KellyTommy Albright
- Van JohnsonJeff Douglas
- Cyd CharisseFiona Campbell
- Elaine StewartJane Ashton
- Barry JonesMr. Lundie
- Hugh LaingHarry Beaton
- Albert SharpeAndrew Campbell
- Virginia BoslerJean Campbell
- Jimmy ThompsonCharlie Chisholm Dalrymple
- Tudor OwenArchie Beaton
- Owen McGiveneyAngus
- Dee TurnellAnn
Stills
Themes
dancingmusical