The Great Waltz

The Great Waltz (1938)

Your beating heart, your pounding pulse will tell you it's the most exciting musical love story ever told!

Composer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer.

Date of release
1938-11-04
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (19)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Director
Julien Duvivier

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $2.4M
  • Budget: $2.3M
  • Earned 1.1× its budget
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 3. Including: Academy Award for Best Cinematography

The Great Waltz is a 1938 American biographical film based very loosely on the life of Johann Strauss II. It starred Luise Rainer, Fernand Gravet (Gravey), and Miliza Korjus. Rainer received top billing at the producer's insistence, but her role is comparatively minor as Strauss' wife, Poldi Vogelhuber. It was the only starring role for Korjus, who was a famous opera soprano and played one in the film.

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