Saturday, 23 March 2013

Xanadu (film)

Xanadu is a 1980 romantic musical fantasy film written by Richard Christian Danus and Marc Reid Rubel and directed by Robert Greenwald. The title is a reference to the nightclub in the film, which takes its name from Xanadu, the summer capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty in China. This city appears in Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a poem that is quoted in the film. The film's plot was inspired by 1947's Down to Earth. A stage musical based on the film—also named Xanadu—opened in 2007 on Broadway.
Xanadu stars Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, and Gene Kelly, and features music by Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra, Cliff Richard, and The Tubes. The film also features animation by Don Bluth.

                                                           Theatrical release poster

Directed by Robert Greenwald
Produced by Lawrence Gordon
Joel Silver
Starring Olivia Newton-John
Michael Beck
Gene Kelly
Music by Barry De Vorzon
Cinematography Victor J. Kemper
Editing by Dennis Virkler
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s)
  • August 8, 1980
Running time 96 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $20 million
Box office $22,762,571 (US)

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