Knickerbocker Holiday (1944)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, History, Musical
Release: 1944-03-17
Director: Harry Joe Brown
Writers: Maxwell Anderson (I) (1888–1959) , Kurt Weill , Thomas Lennon , David Boehm
Language: English
Stars: Nelson Eddy , Charles Coburn , Constance Dowling , Ernest Cossart (1876–1951) , Shelley Winters , Johnnie Davis , Percy Kilbride , Otto Kruger , Fritz Feld , Richard Hale
Runtime: 85 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
AKA: A boldogság dala (Hungary) , Revolucionário Romântico (Brazil) , Knickerbocker Holiday (United States of America) , A Cidade Que Dança (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , På kärlekens vingar (Sweden) , La chica y el gobernador (Mexico) , Pierna de plata (Spain) , Knickerbocker Holiday (Canada) , Den syngende oprører (Denmark) , Knickerbocker Holiday
Plot: It's 1650 in New Amsterdam, and Brom Broeck, a young outspoken newspaper publisher is arrested for printing advanced opinions on the undemocratic rule of Govenor "Peg-Leg" Stuyvesant. While Brom is in prison, old "Peg-Leg" goes on the make for Brom's sweetheart. But, when "Peg-Leg" is forced to release Brom... Watch-out!
IMDB:tt0036988