The Great Waltz (1938) |
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| Director(s) | Julien Duvivier, Victor Fleming (uncredited), Josef von Sternberg (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Bernard H. Hyman (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Musicians, Period Piece, True Story (based on) |
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Luise Rainer(as Poldi Vogelhuber)
The Great Waltz
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1938
The Great Waltz
Released
1938
Luise Rainer
(as Poldi Vogelhuber)
Miliza Korjus(as Carla Donner)
The Great Waltz
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1938
The Great Waltz
Released
1938
Miliza Korjus
(as Carla Donner)
Hugh Herbert(as Julius Hofbauer, Music Publisher)
The Great Waltz
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1938
The Great Waltz
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1938
Hugh Herbert
(as Julius Hofbauer, Music...)
Lionel Atwill(as Count Anton 'Tony' Hohenfried)
The Great Waltz
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1938
The Great Waltz
Released
1938
Lionel Atwill
(as Count Anton 'Tony' Hoh...)
Leonid Kinskey(as Dudelman)
The Great Waltz
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1938
The Great Waltz
Released
1938
Leonid Kinskey
(as Dudelman)
Minna Gombell(as Mrs. Hofbauer)
The Great Waltz
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1938
The Great Waltz
Released
1938
Minna Gombell
(as Mrs. Hofbauer)
Bert Roach(as Vogelhuber)
The Great Waltz
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1938
The Great Waltz
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1938
Bert Roach
(as Vogelhuber)
Herman Bing(as Otto Dommayer)
The Great Waltz
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1938
The Great Waltz
Released
1938
Herman Bing
(as Otto Dommayer)
The Great Waltz Overview:
The Great Waltz (1938) was a Biographical - Drama Film directed by Julien Duvivier, Victor Fleming (uncredited) and Josef von Sternberg (uncredited) and produced by Bernard H. Hyman.
SYNOPSIS
A film biography of composer Johann Strauss, which is also a fine romantic musical comedy. The alluring Rainer is the apex of a romantic triangle that serves as a backdrop for the stirring score.
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Academy Awards 1938 --- Ceremony Number 11 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actress | Miliza Korjus | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg | Won |
| Best Film Editing | Tom Held | Nominated |
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The Great Waltz Quotes:
Julius Hofbauer, Music Publisher:
He must be full of marches after a revolution like this.
Poldi Vogelhuber:
We don't have revolutions every day, thank Heaven.
Emperor Franz Josef:
Tell me, is there still anything about me that annoys you?
Julius Hofbauer, Music Publisher:
Mark my words, young man, if it hasn't got the imprint of Hofbauer, it isn't even music.
Carla Donner:
The only composers I ever knew were fat little men with bald heads.
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Toscha Seidel, the Russian virtuoso violinist, was hired especially to dub the solos on the soundtrack for Johann Strauß (Fernand Gravey) and began a new career working as a concert master at MGM and other studios.