Movie Description A red-haired mop-top orphan (Aileen Quinn), yearning to break out of her dreary life in an orphanage run by an iron-fisted, boozy matron (Carol Burnett), charms billionaire Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks (Albert Finney) into adopting her--but what she really wants is to find her real parents. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Original Score.
| Credits | | Producer: | Ray Stark | | Cast: | Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Bernadette Peters, Carol Burnett, Edward Herrmann, Geoffrey Holder, Tim Curry |
| Details | | Edition: | Broadway Tribute Edition |
Notes Based on the hugely successful Broadway musical, the film cost an estimated $52 million to make.Shot in Metrocolor and Panavision.Harold Gray is the creator of the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie."
Editorial Reviews "...A no-expense-spared tribute to the Music Hall and the kind of show business it represents....They don't build movies like this anymore." New York Times - p.C4 - Vincent Canby
Awards 1982Academy AwardsBest Art Direction - Set Decoration, 1982Academy AwardsBest Original Song Score and Adaptation
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