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1933 film by Thornton Freeland

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An American bandleader woos a Brazilian beauty who is already engaged to his employer. His friends try to help him, while learning the local dance, The Carioca. The first pairing of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, and their only pre-Code film.

Released: 1933-12-2289 minDir: Thornton FreelandComedy, Romance

Cast

  • Dolores del Río as Belinha De Rezende
  • Gene Raymond as Roger Bond
  • Raul Roulien as Julio Rubeiro
  • Ginger Rogers as Honey Hale
  • Fred Astaire as Fred Ayres
  • Blanche Friderici as Elena De Rezende

Themes

  • dancing
  • airplane
  • love triangle
  • rio de janeiro
  • fiancé
  • pilot
  • orchestra
  • musical
  • tap dancing
  • beautiful woman

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Ratings

IMDb

6.6/10

4,343 votes

Year
1933
Runtime
89 min
Genres
Comedy, Musical, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
Harry Bowen
Composer
Max Steiner
Production company
RKO Pictures
Cinematographer
J. Roy Hunt
Narrative location
Miami
Duration
89
FilmAffinity ID
217133
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
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Commons category
Flying Down to Rio (film)
publication date
1933-01-01
title
Flying Down to Rio
choreographer
Hermes Pan
production designer
Carroll Clark
costume designer
Walter Plunkett
distributed by
Netflix
set in environment
aircraft
review score
83%
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