The 1930s through the early 1950s are considered to be the golden age of the musical film, when the genre's … See more

An exception to the decline of the musical film is Indian cinema, especially the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), where most of films have been, and still are, musicals. The majority of f… See more

Spain has a history and tradition of musical films that were made independent of Hollywood influence. The first films arise during the Second Spanish Republic of the 1930s and the advent of sound films. A few zarzuelas… See more

Unlike the musical films of Hollywood and Bollywood, popularly identified with escapism, the Soviet musical was first and foremost a form of propaganda. Vladimir Lenin said that cinema was "the most important o… See more

• See List of musical films by year for a list of musical films in chronological order.
• See List of Bollywood films for a list of Bollywood musical films.
• See List of films based on stage plays or musicals for a list of musical films base… See more