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Vincente Minnelli
Director 1903 - 1986

Vincente Minnelli

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

27 titles
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Vincente Minnelli 1970 2h 9m 10.0

Under hypnosis while trying to quit smoking, the main character Daisy Gamble revisits past lives and different personalities.

The Sandpiper

The Sandpiper

Vincente Minnelli 1965 1h 57m 3.0

A free-spirited artist (Elizabeth Taylor), who lives near California's Big Sur, meets the administrator (Richard Burton) of the parochial school that her young son attends and lures the cleric away from his wife (Eva Marie Saint).

Goodbye Charlie

Goodbye Charlie

Vincente Minnelli 1964 1h 56m 6.0

When a cavorting Hollywood writer is killed by the angry husband of a woman he was having an affair with, he comes back as a spirit in the form of a beautiful woman and moves in with his/her best friend as a base operation for enacting sweet revenge.

Two Weeks in Another Town

Two Weeks in Another Town

Vincente Minnelli 1962 1h 47m 5.0

A recovering alcoholic film director tries for a comeback in Rome.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Vincente Minnelli 1962 2h 33m 7.0

In Argentina, one daughter of patriarch Madariaga is married to a Frenchman while the other is married to a German, thus leading to a crisis when Nazi Germany occupies France and some Madariaga family members fight on opposite sides.

Home from the Hill

Home from the Hill

Vincente Minnelli 1960 2h 30m 8.0

Dramatic story of the influential Hunnicutt family set in Texas during the late 1950s.

Bells Are Ringing

Bells Are Ringing

Vincente Minnelli 1960 2h 6m 6.0

Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients.

Some Came Running

Some Came Running

Vincente Minnelli 1958 2h 17m 7.0

Dave Hirsch, a writer and army veteran, returns to 1948 Parkman, Indiana, his hometown. His prosperous brother introduces him to Gwen French...

Gigi

Gigi

Vincente Minnelli 1958 1h 55m 6.0

A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor (Louis Jourdan) in Paris offers them all to Gigi (Leslie Caron). But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.

Designing Woman

Designing Woman

Vincente Minnelli 1957 1h 58m 6.5
Tea and Sympathy

Tea and Sympathy

Vincente Minnelli 1956 2h 2m 8.0

Tom Lee is a sensitive boy of 17 whose lack of interest in the "manly" pursuits of sports, mountain climbing and girls labels him "sister-boy" at the college he is attending. Head master Bill Reynolds' wife Laura sees Tom's suffering at the hands of his school mates (and her husband), and tries to help him find himself.

Lust for Life

Lust for Life

Vincente Minnelli 1956 2h 2m 7.0

An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure.

The Cobweb

The Cobweb

Vincente Minnelli 1955 2h 4m 7.0

At a private psychiatric clinic, the daily dramas and interactions between the doctors, nurses, administrators, benefactors and patients are accentuated by the personal and family crises of these individuals.

Brigadoon

Brigadoon

Vincente Minnelli 1954 1h 48m 6.3

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.

The Story of Three Loves

The Story of Three Loves

Vincente Minnelli, Gottfried Reinhardt 1953 2h 2m 7.0

Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

Vincente Minnelli 1953 1h 52m 7.1

A pretentiously artistic director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes it beyond recognition.

The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

Vincente Minnelli 1952 1h 58m 7.3

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel.

Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend

Vincente Minnelli 1951 1h 22m 5.5

In this sequel to Father of the Bride, newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are going to have a baby, leaving her father having to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.

An American in Paris

An American in Paris

Vincente Minnelli 1951 1h 53m 6.9

Three friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

Vincente Minnelli 1950 1h 32m 7.0

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way. Written by Col Needham {col@imdb.com}

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

Vincente Minnelli 1949 1h 46m 6.0

A provincial doctor's wife's romantic illusions about life and social status lead her to betray her naive husband, take on lovers and run up ruinous debts.

The Pirate

The Pirate

Vincente Minnelli 1948 1h 42m 6.3

A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.

Undercurrent

Undercurrent

Vincente Minnelli 1946 1h 56m

An unsuspecting wife of a power hungry husband, is driven to madness by his deception.

Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

Robert Lewis, George Sidney 1945 1h 50m 6.5

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.

The Clock

The Clock

Vincente Minnelli 1945 1h 30m 8.0

A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City.

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

Vincente Minnelli 1944 1h 54m 7.5

Meet me in Saint Louise is a successful American musical from 1944 starring Judy Garland.

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

Vincente Minnelli 1943 1h 38m

When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven.

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