8.1 Score

1954 • 1h 56min • Approved • Drama, Romance, Music

The Glenn Miller Story

"Their Love Made Such Wonderful Music!"

A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.

IMDb 7.3

RT 89%

Director

Anthony Mann

Composer

Henry Mancini

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James Stewart

Glenn Miller

June Allyson

Helen Burger Miller

Harry Morgan

Chummy MacGregor

Charles Drake

Don Haynes

George Tobias

Si Schribman

Barton MacLane

General Arnold

Sig Ruman

W. Kranz

Irving Bacon

Mr. Miller

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James Stewart Glenn Miller

June Allyson Helen Burger Miller

Harry Morgan Chummy MacGregor

Charles Drake Don Haynes

George Tobias Si Schribman

Barton MacLane General Arnold

Sig Ruman W. Kranz

Irving Bacon Mr. Miller

James Bell Mr. Burger

Kathleen Lockhart Mrs. Miller

Katherine Warren Mrs. Burger

Frances Langford Frances Langford

Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong

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