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Rock Around the Clock(Movie, 1956)

1h 17min | Genre: Music
Rock Around the ClockRating: 3.0/5 (with 44 votes)
Rock Around the Clock is a 1956 musical film featuring Bill Haley and His Comets along with Alan Freed, the Platters, Tony Martinez and His Band and Freddie Bell and His Bellboys. It was produced by B-movie king Sam Katzman (who would produce several Elvis Presley films in the 1960s) and directed by Fred F. Sears. The film was shot over a short period of time in January 1956 and released in March 1956 to capitalize on Haley's success and the popularity of his multimillion-selling recording "Rock Around the Clock," which had played over the opening credits of the 1955 teen flick Blackboard Jungle and is considered the first major rock and roll musical film. The same recording was used for the opening of Rock Around the Clock, marking a rare occasion in which the same song opens films released in a short interval (the recording would be used once again to open the 1973 film American Graffiti). ()
Movie poster of Rock Around the Clock

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About Rock Around the Clock

A frustrated big-band promoter runs in to rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets at a small-town dance. He quickly becomes their manager and, with the help of Alan Freed, hopes to bring the new sound to the entire country. But will a conniving booking agent, with a personal ax to grind with the manager, conspire to keep the band from making the big time?

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 5 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Italian (IT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 01/03/1957 (World premiere: 03/21/1956)
Cast: Bill Haley & His Comets, Alan Freed, The Platters, Freddie Bell and the Bellboys, Bill Haley, Lisa Gaye, John Archer, Billy Williamson, Michael Mark, Martha Wentworth
Director: Fred F. Sears
Producer: Sam Katzman
Screenwriter: Robert E. Kent
Director of Photography: Benjamin H. Kline
Composer: Fred Karger
Keywords: rock music

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:250752, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 02/28/2024