The Band Wagon
“Get Aboard!”
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
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Cast
45 people
Fred Astaire
Tony Hunter
Known for
Funny Face
Top Hat
Cyd Charisse
Gabrielle Gerard
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
Brigadoon
Oscar Levant
Lester Marton
Known for
An American in Paris
Humoresque
Nanette Fabray
Lily Marton
Known for
One Day at a Time
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Jack Buchanan
Jeffrey Cordova
Also in
Monte Carlo
Smash and Grab
James Mitchell
Paul Byrd
Known for
Colorado Territory
Devil's Doorway
Robert Gist
Hal
Known for
Strangers on a Train
Operation Petticoat
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner (uncredited)
Known for
Earthquake
The Killers
Don Beddoe
Producer (uncredited)
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
The Best Years of Our Lives
Henry Corden
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Known for
The Atom Ant Show
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
Steve Forrest
Passenger on Train (uncredited)
Known for
Spies Like Us
S.W.A.T.
Bess Flowers
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Known for
Monkey Business
The Bigamist
Vincente Minnelli Director · Adolph Green Screenplay Betty Comden Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.5M · Budget $2.9M · United States release August 7, 1953
Box office
Budget
$2,900,000
Worldwide gross
$3,500,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · July 9, 1953
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · August 7, 1953
Theatrical
United States · March 15, 2005
Physical · DVD
United States
March 3, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
Argentina
July 13, 1954 · Theatrical
Australia
October 16, 1953 · Theatrical
Austria
May 7, 1954 · Theatrical
Belgium
May 21, 1954 · Limited theatrical
Brazil
March 22, 2005 · TV · TV SBT / Warner
Canada
August 7, 1953 · Theatrical
March 3, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
Denmark
April 15, 1954 · Theatrical
May 9, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Finland
August 27, 1954 · Theatrical
France
April 1, 1954 · Theatrical
May 6, 1998 · Theatrical · re-release
August 20, 2008 · Theatrical · re-release
February 4, 2015 · Theatrical · re-release
March 18, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
May 21, 1954 · Theatrical
July 5, 1985 · TV
Hong Kong SAR China
June 24, 1954 · Theatrical
Italy
May 18, 1954 · Theatrical
Japan
December 15, 1953 · Theatrical
April 8, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
Netherlands
June 4, 1954 · Theatrical
July 11, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Philippines
December 15, 1953 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 15, 1954 · Theatrical
December 8, 1978 · Theatrical · re-release
April 29, 2023 · Premiere · Porto, Batalha Centro de Cinema
South Africa
October 28, 1953 · Theatrical
Spain
September 19, 1955 · Limited theatrical
February 1, 1956 · Limited theatrical
July 5, 2005 · Physical · DVD
March 6, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
Sweden
April 12, 1954 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 6, 2003 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
August 6, 2003 · Digital
United Kingdom
March 15, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Uruguay
May 11, 1954 · Theatrical
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