| Title Statement |
Merrily we roll along (DVD) (2025) / Sony Pictures Classics presents ; a Sonia Friedman productions, Chocolate Factory productions, P-Cat productions, Stephen Sondheim Trust production ; produced by Sonia Friedman, David Babani, Patrick Catullo, F. Richard Pappas, Jon Kamen, Dave Sirulnick ; directed by Maria Friedman.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
1 videodisc (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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| Creation/Production Credits Note |
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; director of photography: Sam Levy.
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| Participant or Performer Note |
Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, Katie Rose Clarke, Reg Rogers.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Spanning two decades, Merrily We Roll Along traces the complex, often heartbreaking unravelling of a once-unbreakable friendship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two closest friends, playwright-lyricist Charley and writer Mary. But this is no ordinary story. Told in reverse, the film winds backwards through time, beginning in fractured adulthood and journeying back to the bright-eyed optimism of youth, when everything still seemed possible. Long considered a cult classic ahead of its time, Merrily We Roll Along features some of Stephen Sondheim's most personal and piercing songs. Now, in a bold new cinematic interpretation of the Tony Award-winning musical, the film invites audiences into the heart of the story, not just watching it unfold but inhabiting it. Shot with intimacy and immediacy, it places viewers on stage and inside the action, offering a deeply immersive experience that reveals the emotional truth of the piece in a way no theatre seat ever could.
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| Target Audience Note |
Rating: PG-13; for drug use, some strong language, and smoking.
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| System Details Note |
DVD, wide screen.
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| Language note |
English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
DVD.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Friendship Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Authors Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Dramatists Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Composers Drama.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Musical films.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Radcliffe, Daniel, 1989- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Groff, Jonathan, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Levy, Sam (Cinematographer), director of photography.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Sondheim, Stephen, composer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Rogers, Reg, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Friedman, Maria, film director.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Mendez, Lindsay, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Clarke, Katie Rose, actor.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Sony Pictures Classics (Firm), presenter.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Sonia Friedman Productions, production company.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Chocolate Factory Productions, production company.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
P-Cat Productions, production company.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Stephen Sondheim Trust Production, production company.
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