The Great Waltz

United States, 1938

Film
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This film captures the spirit of a romantic age when Johann Strauss created some of the world’s favourite melodies. French actor Fernand Gravet plays Strauss with Luise Rainer as his wife Poldi. Soprano Miliza Korjus plays Carla Donner, the opera singer with whom Strauss was infatuated and for whom he wrote some of his greatest works including “Die Fledermaus”

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Credits

director

Julien Duvivier

producer

Bernard H. Hyman

production company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Duration

01:40:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1938

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302563

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Music & Performing Arts → Orchestral music

Music & Performing Arts → Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899

People → Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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