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The Band Wagon (1953)

★ 7.2 · 243 ratings on TMDB

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A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.

DirectorVincente Minnelli
CastAva Gardner, Cyd Charisse, Don Beddoe, Fred Astaire, Henry Corden, Jack Buchanan
GenresComedy, Romance
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The Band Wagon keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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