Oklahoma!

A cowboy tries to win over a woman and protect her from a dangerous man, while dealing with the struggles of love and competition in a small town. Oklahoma! is a 1955 American English-language Comedy Drama movie starring Gordon Macrae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, Charlotte Greenwood, Eddie Albert, James Whitmore and Jack Tornek. The movie is based on Oklahoma! by Rodgers and Hammerstein Green Grow The Lilacs by Lynn Riggs. Oklahoma! was Produced by Arthur Hornblow Jr. The movie is directed by Fred Zinnemann. Magna Theatre Corporation acquired the distribution rights for the movie. Oklahoma! was released on 16th November 1956 and takes a screen time of 145 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Oklahoma! was made on a budget of $6 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Sonya Levien and William Ludwig. Cinematography was done by Robert Surtees and Floyd Crosby and editing by George Boemler and Gene Ruggiero. The music was composed by Richard Rodgers. At the 1956 Oscar Awards It won 2 awards including: Best Sound, Recording and Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture.