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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
· Movie
· 102 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1416
- IMDb #1601
- Rotten Tomatoes #798
- Letterboxd #2375
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1184
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #900
Every rating
50–96
out of 100
In the 1850s Oregon wilderness, the eldest of seven backwoods brothers goes to town to get a wife. He successfully courts a strong-willed woman who returns to his farm. Shocked by his six uncouth brothers, she decides to civilize them. Inspired by the Roman story of the Sabine Women, the brothers later kidnap six women from town to be their brides, causing an uproar.
Details
- Director
- Stanley Donen
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Released
- 22 July 1954
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- G
- Box office
- $5.0M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →3 major awards won · 6 wins from 13 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1954 | Best Scoring of a Musical Picture | Adolph Deutsch and Saul Chaplin | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1954 | Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Jeff Richards | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1954 | Best Written American Musical | Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Dorothy Kingsley | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1954 | Best Motion Picture | Jack Cummings | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1954 | Best Screenplay | Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Dorothy Kingsley | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1954 | Best Cinematography — Color | George Folsey | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1954 | Best Film Editing | Ralph E. Winters | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1954 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Stanley Donen | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Scoring of a Musical Picture | Adolph Deutsch and Saul Chaplin | Winner |
| Best Cinematography — Color | George Folsey | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Ralph E. Winters | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture | Jack Cummings | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Dorothy Kingsley | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Jeff Richards | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Written American Musical | Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Dorothy Kingsley | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Stanley Donen | Nominee |
Laurel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Male Musical Performance | Howard Keel | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hall of Fame — Motion Picture | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film from any Source | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Youth DVD | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (for the Warner Bros. Edition) | Nominee |