Film and Media Atlas

How Stories Are Broadcast
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Landmark Work

Singin' in the Rain

Hollywood and English-Language Studio Cinema

Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American musical comedy film directed by and starring Gene Kelly alongside co-director Stanley Donen, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Set during Hollywood's transition from silent films to synchronized-sound talkies in the late 1920s, the film follows a silent-film star navigating the industry's technical upheaval, using that history as the basis for its comedy and musical numbers. Though treated at the time of release as a routine MGM production, it has since come to be widely regarded as one of the greatest musical films ever made, ranked first on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest movie musicals, and was among the first films selected for the National Film Registry in 1989.

Facts
Classification
Original Language
English 1
Award
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films 1
Release Year
1952 1
Country
United States 2
Connections

Created By

Stanley Donen, Figures
Source Singin' in the Rain (Wikipedia)

In Medium

Film, Media Forms
Source Singin' in the Rain (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikidata: Singin' in the Rain
Wikidata Q309153, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia
Wikimedia Foundation
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singin'_in_the_Rain, lead paragraph, opening sentence (nationality)
    Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds, with Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Douglas Fowley, Rita Moreno and Cyd Charisse in supporting roles.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singin'_in_the_Rain, lead paragraph, opening sentence (release year)
    Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds, with Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Douglas Fowley, Rita Moreno and Cyd Charisse in supporting roles.
  • Singin' in the Rain, Description, original language
    Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American musical comedy film directed by and starring Gene Kelly alongside co-director Stanley Donen, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
View the Source
Singin' in the Rain (Wikipedia)
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds, with Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Douglas Fowley, Rita Moreno and Cyd Charisse in supporting roles.
  • Created By: Stanley Donen, Article lead sentence
    Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds, with Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Douglas Fowley, Rita Moreno and Cyd Charisse in supporting roles.
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.