The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

6.9IMDb Score
Released:1954-01-04
Duration:116 min
Director:Anthony Mann
Actors:James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan, Charles Drake, George Tobias
Production:Universal Pictures

Overview:

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.

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