Hello, Dolly! (film)

Hello, Dolly!
Theatrical release poster, designed by Richard Amsel
Directed by	Gene Kelly
Screenplay by	Ernest Lehman
Based on	Hello, Dolly! by Michael Stewart The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder Einen Jux will er sich machen by Johann Nestroy A Day Well Spent by John Oxenford
Produced by	Ernest Lehman
Starring	Barbra Streisand Walter Matthau Michael Crawford Louis Armstrong
Cinematography	Harry Stradling
Edited by	William Reynolds
Music by	Jerry Herman (music and lyrics) Score adaptation: Lennie Hayton Lionel Newman
Production company	Chenault Productions
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox
Release date	December 16, 1969 (1969-12-16) (NYC)[1]
Running time	148 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$26 million (theatrical rental)

Hello, Dolly! is a 1969 American musical romantic comedy film based on the 1964 Broadway production of the same name, which was based on Thornton Wilder's play The Matchmaker. Directed by Gene Kelly and written and produced by Ernest Lehman, the film stars Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford, Danny Lockin, Tommy Tune, Fritz Feld, Marianne McAndrew, E. J. Peaker and Louis Armstrong (whose recording of the title tune had been a number-one hit in May 1964).^[2]

The film follows the story of Dolly Levi, a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York, to find a match for the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. In doing so, she convinces his niece, his niece's intended, and Horace's two clerks to travel to New York City.

Released on December 16, 1969, by 20th Century-Fox, the film won three Academy Awards: for Best Art Direction, Best Score of a Musical Picture and Best Sound, and was nominated for four other Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Although the film eventually broke even financially, it was not a contemporary commercial success.^[3][4]