The Merry widow

United States, 1934

Film
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Jeanette MacDonald is Sonia, a bubbly widow who owns over half the property of the tiny European country of Marshovia. When she relocates to glittery Paris, suave ladies’ man Captain Danilo, (Maurice Chevalier), pursues her. His mission: avert his homeland’s financial ruin by bringing Sonia back on the wings of love. A frothy high-spirited gem based on Frank Lehar’s operetta with the magical Lubitsch touch of wit and style.

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Credits

producer/director

Ernst Lubitsch

production company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Duration

01:35:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1934

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

306008

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Musicals

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q1219026

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