Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood (2025)

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

2025

Documentary TV Movie

Synopsis

Gene Kelly is a legend of the heyday of the Hollywood musical. His name stands for masterpieces such as "Singin' in the Rain" and "An American in Paris". As a singer, dancer, actor, choreographer and director, he was a true all-round artist who revolutionized the world of dance in particular. Kelly, who loved to experiment, explored new forms of dance expression and helped a whole generation of young talents to fame. From his beginnings in cabarets and on Broadway to his recognition as a choreographer and director, the documentary shows how the good-looking star with a charming smile expanded the boundaries of dance expression: He danced in the open air in the streets of New York, with a cartoon character or his own reflection. But this dazzling entertainer image should not obscure the fact that Kelly, as a staunch supporter of the American civil rights movement, also saw dancing as a political statement.

Credits

Director

Claudia Collao

Cast

Clark Gable as Self (archive footage)

Errol Flynn as Self (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra as Self (archive footage)

Fred Astaire as Self (archive footage)

Gene Kelly as Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart as Self (archive footage)

Judy Garland as Self (archive footage)

Lauren Bacall as Self (archive footage)