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| runtime = 145 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $6.8 million | gross = $7.1 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)〔"All Time Domestic Champs", ''Variety'', 6 January 1960 p 34〕 }} ''Oklahoma!'' is a 1955 musical film based on the 1943 stage musical ''Oklahoma!'', written by composer Richard Rodgers, and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II and starring Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones (in her film debut), Rod Steiger, Charlotte Greenwood, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, James Whitmore and Eddie Albert. The production was the only musical directed by Fred Zinnemann.〔 ''Oklahoma!'' was the first feature film photographed in the Todd-AO 70 mm widescreen process. The film received a rave review from ''The New York Times'' 〔http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E05E2DB1F3AEF34BC4952DFB667838E649EDE〕 and was voted a "New York Times Critics Pick".〔http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/36109/Oklahoma-/overview〕 In 2007, ''Oklahoma!'' was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". ==Production== Interest in a film version of ''Oklahoma!'' dates as far back as 1943, when the musical first opened on Broadway. United Artists, Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, and MGM were among the many Hollywood studios interested in the project.〔(''Oklahoma!'' from Turner Classic Movies )〕 Ultimately, the film rights were bought by the Magna Theatre Corporation, a company founded by George Skouras, Joseph Schenck, and Michael Todd. Magna was initially founded in order to develop a new widescreen process Todd created, called "Todd-AO",〔()〕 and ended up financing the film independently after a deal with Fox fell through.〔 Although the film was initially to have been shot on location in the title state, the producers opted to shoot elsewhere, apparently because the oil wells would be a distraction for exterior scenes.〔 Location shooting was done mostly in Nogales, Arizona.〔〔Audio commentary by Shirley Jones and Nick Redman, Todd-AO version of film, 2-DVD 50th Anniversary Edition (2005), 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment〕 The corn field in the opening number as well as the reprise song, "Surrey With the Fringe On Top" was shot at the historic Canoa Ranch in Green Valley, Arizona. The train station used in the "Kansas City" routine was located in Elgin, Arizona.〔 Sound stage and backlot sequences were filmed at MGM Studios in Culver City, California.〔〔 ''Oklahoma!'' was the first production photographed in Todd-AO. It was simultaneously shot in the more established CinemaScope 35 mm format to allow presentation in theaters lacking 70 mm equipment. Hence, there are actually two different versions of the film comprising different takes.〔〔 Director Zinnemann mentioned that shooting the film in both formats was a "precautionary measure", as the (converted ca. 1930s Fearless Superfilm 65mm) Todd-AO camera was still being tested during production.〔 Among the many actors who tried out for the role of Curly included James Dean and Paul Newman.〔()〕 According to TCM, Dean "made a sensational () test with Rod Steiger in the 'Poor Jud Is Dead' number", but as his voice wasn't strong enough, Gordon MacRae was cast in the main role.〔(Oklahoma! ), TCM. Retrieved 21 July 2015.〕 Steiger remarked that Dean "hadn't quite got his technique together. At the time of his death, he was working too much on instinct. He'd be brilliant in one scene and then blow the next". He observed that Dean was a "nice kid absorbed by his own ego, so much so that it was destroying him", which he thinks led to his death. Dean reportedly gave him his prized copy of Ernest Hemingway’s book ''Death in the Afternoon'', and had underlined every word that said "death".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Never Meet Your Hero. Unless it's Rod Steiger )〕 Joanne Woodward was offered the role of Laurey,〔()〕 which went to Shirley Jones (who had previously performed in a stage production of ''Oklahoma!''〔) Eli Wallach and Ernest Borgnine〔''Ernest Borgnine Interview Part 1'' ''Cinema Retro'' magazine〕 were considered for the role of Jud, before Rod Steiger was cast. Robert Russell Bennett expanded his Broadway orchestrations, Jay Blackton conducted, and Agnes de Mille again choreographed.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oklahoma! (1955 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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