Carousel Original 1956 Vintage One Sheet Poster. Folded. 27X41 Inches. This is an original One Sheet Poster. It was distributed by the film studio for marketing purposes and was not available to the public. Carousel is a 1956 American drama fantasy musical film based on the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical of the same name, which in turn was based on Ferenc Molnar's 1909 non-musical play Liliom. The film stars Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones, and was directed by Henry King. Like the original stage production, the film contains what many critics consider some of Rodgers and Hammerstein's most beautiful songs, as well as what may be, along with the plots of Allegro, South Pacific and The King and I the most serious storyline found in their musicals.