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.
Cinematography
Minnelli's painted Scottish landscapes that practically glow
Production
Soundstage Scotland so lush you'll forget it's fake
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Gene Kelly
Tommy Albright
Van Johnson
Jeff Douglas
Cyd Charisse
Fiona Campbell
Elaine Stewart
Jane Ashton
Barry Jones
Mr. Lundie
Hugh Laing
Harry Beaton
Albert Sharpe
Andrew Campbell
Virginia Bosler
Jean Campbell
Jimmy Thompson
Charlie Chisholm Dalrymple
Tudor Owen
Archie Beaton
Dee Turnell
Ann
Dodie Heath
Meg Brockie
Eddie Quillan
Sandy
George Chakiris
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The entire Scottish village was built on MGM's soundstage 15, complete with heather imported from Scotland that promptly died under the hot lights.
This was peak 1950s Americans-romanticizing-Scotland energy, released the same year as the first Disneyland opened—escapism was the national mood.
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