Invitation to the dance
(DVD)

Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.

This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives.

Directors of photography (Circus, Ring) F.A. Young, (Sinbad) Joseph Ruttenberg ; editors, Raymond Poulton, Robert Watts, and Adrienne Fazan ; cartoon sequence, Fred Quimby, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera ; music (Circus) Jacques Ibert, (Ring) André Previn, (Sinbad) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, adapted by Roger Edens.

Gene Kelly, Igor Youskevitch, Claire Sombert, Tamara Toumanova, Diana Adams, Tommy Rall, Belita, Daphne Dale, David Paltenghi, Claude Bessy, Irving Davies, Carol Haney, David Kasday.

Academy Award winner Gene Kelly brings his remarkable talents as star, director and choreographer to this glittering gala of music, dance and pantomime -- and the result is a lush, one-of-a-kind musical flight of fancy. The film has three episodes, each with its own distinct period and mood. In Circus, a clown (Kelly) in a small carnival troupe is hopelessly in love with the show's high-wire walker. Ring Around the Rosy is a satiric tale about a bracelet which travels from the wrist of one fickle lover to another. Sinbad the Sailor blends live action and animation as Kelly dances his way into an Arabian Nights world after rubbing Aladdin's lamp. Showcasing talents from ballet companies of New York, Paris, London and Rome, this imaginative tour de force is a must-see for dance lovers everywhere! - Container.

"Gene Kelly brings his remarkable talents as star, director and choreographer to this glittering gala of music, dance and pantomime--and the result is a lush, one-of-a-kind musical flight of fancy. In Circus, a clown (Kelly) in a small carnival troupe is hopelessly in love with the show's high-wire walker. Ring around the rosy is a satiric tale about a bracelet which travels from the wrist of one fickle lover to another. Sinbad the sailor blends live action and animation as Kelly dances his way into an Arabian nights world after rubbing Aladdin's lamp"--Container.

Not rated.

DVD-R, full-screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital mono.