Review of Hello, Dolly! (1969) by John V — 07 Sep 2007

Egregious adaptation of the Broadway musical. Streisand is badly miscast. Matthau looks tired and Michael Crawford is... well, Michael Crawford. Annoying.

This review of Hello, Dolly! (1969) was written by John V on 07 Sep 2007.

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