The Music Man

The Music Man

The Music Man

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The Music Man

"There's big trouble happening in River City, Iowa."

2003

2h 12m

5.6(30 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Music

Family

Overview

Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town.

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Touchstone Television

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

Professor Harold Hill

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Marian Paroo

Victor Garber

Victor Garber

Mayor Shinn

Debra Monk

Debra Monk

Mrs. Paroo

Molly Shannon

Molly Shannon

Mrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn

David Aaron Baker

David Aaron Baker

Marcellus Washburn

Cameron Monaghan

Cameron Monaghan

Winthrop Paroo

Boyd Banks

Boyd Banks

Train Conductor

Sarah Cleveland

Sarah Cleveland

Molly Howe

Little Lina

Creative team

Directed by: Jeff Bleckner
Written by: Franklin Lacey
Meredith Willson
Produced by: John M. Eckert

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