Vincente Minnelli

Vincente Minnelli

Vincente Minnelli, born in Chicago, was an American stage director and film director, famous for directing such classic movie musicals as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Gigi (1958), The Band Wagon (1953), and An American in Paris (1951). An American in Paris and Gigi both won the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Minnelli winning Best Director for Gigi. In addition to having directed some of the most famous and well-remembered musicals of his time, Minnelli made many comedies and melodramas. He was married to Judy Garland from 1945 until 1951; they were the parents of Liza Minnelli. With his background in theater, Minnelli was known as an auteur who always brought his stage experience to his films. The first film that he directed, Cabin in the Sky (1943), was visibly influenced by the theater. Shortly after that, he directed I Dood It with Red Skelton and Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), during which he fell in love with the film's star, Judy Garland. They had first met on the set of Strike Up the Band (1940), a Busby Berkeley film for which Minnelli was asked to design a musical sequence performed by Garland and Mickey Rooney. They began a courtship that eventually led to their marriage in June 1945. Their one child together, Liza Minnelli, grew up to become an Academy Award-winning singer and actress. The Minnelli family is thus unique in that father, mother and child all won Oscars. Widely known for directing musicals, including An American in Paris (1951), Brigadoon (1954), Kismet (1955), and Gigi (1958), he also directed comedies and melodramas, including Madame Bovary (1949), Father of the Bride (1950), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Lust for Life (1956), Designing Woman (1957), and The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963). His last film was A Matter of Time (1976). During the course of his career he directed seven different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Spencer Tracy, Gloria Grahame, Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley MacLaine and Martha Hyer. Grahame and Quinn won. Minnelli received an Oscar nomination as Best Director for An American in Paris (1951) and later won the Best Director Oscar for Gigi (1958). According to Peter Bart in his book The Gross, Minnelli's films having 11 first-place finishes on Variety's opening release box office rankings. On February 8, 1960, Minnelli received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion pictures industry at 6676 Hollywood Boulevard. He died in Beverly Hills, California.

  • Popularity : 5.268
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1903-02-28
  • Place of Birth : Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Vincente Minnelli Movies

  • 1957
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    Van Gogh: Darkness into Light

    Van Gogh: Darkness into Light

    1 1957 HD

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  • 2005
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    Easter Parade: On the Avenue

    Easter Parade: On the Avenue

    1 2005 HD

    This documentary tells the story of the making of Irving Berlin's Easter Parade.

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  • 1994
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    Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic

    Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic

    1 1994 HD

    Documentary about the making of "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944).

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  • 2022
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    Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

    Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

    7.4 2022 HD

    The portrait of the last cowboy Hollywood legend dives into the 65 years of an extraordinary career in Hollywood, highlighted iconic films like The...

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  • 1987
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    Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente

    Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente

    5 1987 HD

    Tribute to film director Vincente Minnelli by his daughter Liza.

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  • 1975
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    Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

    Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

    4 1975 HD

    Vintage 1975 documentary about the life of movie queen Elizabeth Taylor hosted by Peter Lawford, and featuring appearances by actors Roddy McDowall...

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  • 1965
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    The Big Sur

    The Big Sur

    6 1965 HD

    This MGM short film narrated by Richard Burton promotes its upcoming major release "The Sandpiper" (1965), starring Burton and his then wife...

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  • 2004
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    Judy Garland: By Myself

    Judy Garland: By Myself

    7.5 2004 HD

    As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life...

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  • 1973
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    The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1992
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    Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

    Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

    6.8 1992 HD

    Liza's dynamic show made history by breaking the box-office record for Radio City. A true superstar, this all-new extravaganza stars Liza and a host...

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  • 2008
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    'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris

    'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris

    7 2008 HD

    This recently produced behind-the-scenes documentary digs into Gershwin's original work, the genesis of the cinematic adaptation, casting, the shoot,...

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  • 1944
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    Meet Me in St. Louis

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    7 1944 HD

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  • 1951
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    An American in Paris

    An American in Paris

    7.007 1951 HD

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  • 1955
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    Kismet

    Kismet

    5 1955 HD

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  • 1950
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    Father of the Bride

    Father of the Bride

    6.975 1950 HD

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  • 1951
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    Father's Little Dividend

    Father's Little Dividend

    6.422 1951 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Long, Long Trailer

    The Long, Long Trailer

    6.8 1954 HD

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  • 1957
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    Designing Woman

    Designing Woman

    6.5 1957 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Bad and the Beautiful

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    7.3 1952 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Pirate

    The Pirate

    6.4 1948 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Band Wagon

    The Band Wagon

    7.1 1953 HD

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  • 1956
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    Lust for Life

    Lust for Life

    7.1 1956 HD

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  • 1960
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    Bells Are Ringing

    Bells Are Ringing

    6.2 1960 HD

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  • 1945
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    Ziegfeld Follies

    Ziegfeld Follies

    6.1 1945 HD

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  • 1962
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    Two Weeks in Another Town

    Two Weeks in Another Town

    5.9 1962 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Courtship of Eddie's Father

    The Courtship of Eddie's Father

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1945
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    Yolanda and the Thief

    Yolanda and the Thief

    5.7 1945 HD

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  • 1956
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    Tea and Sympathy

    Tea and Sympathy

    6.9 1956 HD

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  • 1970
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    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    6.6 1970 HD

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  • 1949
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    Madame Bovary

    Madame Bovary

    6.7 1949 HD

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  • 1946
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    Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

    5.8 1946 HD

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  • 1958
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    Gigi

    Gigi

    6.2 1958 HD

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  • 1958
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    Some Came Running

    Some Came Running

    6.9 1958 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Reluctant Debutante

    The Reluctant Debutante

    6.7 1958 HD

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  • 1954
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    Brigadoon

    Brigadoon

    6.458 1954 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    5.918 1962 HD

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  • 1964
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    Goodbye Charlie

    Goodbye Charlie

    5.6 1964 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Clock

    The Clock

    7.2 1945 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Cobweb

    The Cobweb

    5.8 1955 HD

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  • 1960
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    Home from the Hill

    Home from the Hill

    6.8 1960 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Sandpiper

    The Sandpiper

    6.3 1965 HD

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  • 1976
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    A Matter of Time

    A Matter of Time

    5.1 1976 HD

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  • 1943
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    Cabin in the Sky

    Cabin in the Sky

    6.3 1943 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Story of Three Loves

    The Story of Three Loves

    5.5 1953 HD

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  • 1943
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    I Dood It

    I Dood It

    4 1943 HD

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  • 1946
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    Till the Clouds Roll By

    Till the Clouds Roll By

    5.6 1946 HD

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  • 1952
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    Lovely to Look At

    Lovely to Look At

    5.1 1952 HD

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  • 1942
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    Panama Hattie

    Panama Hattie

    4 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Panama Hattie

    Panama Hattie

    4 1942 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Seventh Sin

    The Seventh Sin

    5.3 1957 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Men Who Made the Movies

    The Men Who Made the Movies

    1 1973 HD

    Acclaimed profiles of eight great American film directors. Produced and directed by Richard Schickel and narrated by Cliff Robertson, with solid...

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