The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
- Tommy Rettig: Beard
- Hans Conried: Dr. Terwilliker
- Peter Lind Hayes: Mr. Zabladowski
- Mary Healy: Heloise Collins
- John Heasley: Uncle Whitney
- Robert Heasley: Uncle Judson
- Noel Cravat: Sergeant Lunk
The 5000 fingers of Dr. T. is an American comedy film directed by Roy Rowland in 1953 after the story by Theodor S. Geisel, who wrote both the story and the screenplay by his stage name Dr. Seuss. Germany premiere was on 11 August 1986 at the German television.
Action
The young Bart Collins lives with his widowed mother Heloise. The worst thing in his life are the hated piano lessons, which he takes Terwilliker in which Dr. authoritarian. Bart believes his mother was under Terwillikers evil influence. Also visiting with a friend who is a plumber, Mr. Zabladowski, Bart brings no further. During a lesson Bart dozes off and slides into a musical dream world.
In his dream he is in captivity in Terwilliker Institute. Dr. Terwilliker is a crazy dictator who has all the musicians who can play the piano imprisoned. The doctor has constructed a giant piano. Bart and 499 other prisoners are supposed to play it. Bart's mother turns out to be Terwillikers hypnotized assistant and fiancée. To save himself and his mother, Bart must avoid the guards Institute. One of the guards heard a singing elevator operator and a pair of roller skates running Siamese twins who have grown together at the beard.
Mr. Zabladowski has been given a mandate to inspect all sinks in the institute. Bart asks him for help, which is granted him only after long consideration of Mr. Zabladowski. You build a sound absorbing device and thus sabotage the first appearance of the giant piano. The other prisoners begin to riot, explosion of sound absorbers and awakens beard.
The real Mr. Zabladowski invites Bart's mother for a ride into town in his jeep one. Bart leaves the lesson.
Reviews
" A surreal film, in which delicious picture ideas and fantastic amenities for an optically imaginative, grotesque - comic and parodic musical full of enigmatic irony connect. "
" Musically irrelevant [ ... ] sometimes even original, even sentimental and thus consumer needs. "
" A quite unusual offer [ ... ] which is, however, find it very difficult in the long run, prevail. "
Background
- Mary Healy and Peter Lind Hayes were a couple in real life.
- The film was financially unsuccessful. With a budget of 1.6 million U.S. dollars, he played in the U.S., only U.S. $ 250,000.
- George Chakiris, who in 1962 won an Oscar as best supporting actor, is here in a small role as a dancer to see.
- Co - composer Nelson Riddle, who is not named in the credits, won a 1975 Oscar for Best Film Music. Its also not called colleague Heinz Roemfeld already came oscar awards to the set. He won his statue in 1943.
- Clem Beauchamp, the production manager of the film, won an Oscar in 1936 in the then-existing category best assistant.
- For the costumes Jean Louis was in charge, who was honored in 1957 with the Oscar.
- Also sound engineer Harry W. Gerstad came oscar award for the film. 1950 and 1953 he was awarded.
- As musical director acted the hitherto two-time Oscar - winner Morris Stoloff. 1945 and 1947 he won the Oscar, another was added in 1961.