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The great waltz

Title
The great waltz [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; directed by Julien Duvivier ; produced by Bernard Hyman ; screenplay by Samuel Hoffenstein and Walter Reisch.
Publication
Culver City, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, 1991, 1938.

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Additional Authors
  • Rainer, Luise, 1910-
  • Gravet, Fernand.
  • Korjus, Miliza.
  • Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.
  • Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979.
  • Adrian, 1903-1959.
  • Duvivier, Julien.
  • Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
  • Rasch, Albertina
  • Reinhardt, Gottfried.
  • Hyman, Bernard H., 1895-1942.
  • Hoffenstein, Samuel, 1889-1947.
  • Reisch, Walter.
  • Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960.
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
  • MGM/UA Home Video (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (64 min.) : sd., b&w; 1/2 in.
Summary
Musical loosely based on the life of composer Johann Strauss II. Dance scenes include a waltz at a casino, a minuet at an aristocratic gathering, a waltz by Korjus and Gravet in an outdoor performance, and dancing by the corps de ballet in the operetta Die Fledermaus.
Subject
  • Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899 > Drama
  • Waltz (Dance)
  • Minuet (Dance)
Genre/Form
  • Features.
  • Video.
Note
  • Motion picture originally released in 1938 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; re-released as a videotape in 1991 by MGM/UA Home Video, Culver City, California. Producer: Bernard Hyman. Director: Julien Duvivier.
Credits (note)
  • Choreography, Albertina Rasch ; music, Johann Strauss II, adapted and arranged by Dmitri Tiomkin ; lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein II ; original story, Gottfried Reinhardt ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons ; gowns, Adrian.
Performer (note)
  • Fernand Gravet (Johann Strauss II), Luise Rainer (Poldi Vogelhuber), Miliza Korjus (Carla Donner), and others.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1569
ISBN
0792807553
OCLC
  • 24737722
  • NYPY936046336-F
Title
The great waltz [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; directed by Julien Duvivier ; produced by Bernard Hyman ; screenplay by Samuel Hoffenstein and Walter Reisch.
Imprint
Culver City, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, 1991, 1938.
Credits
Choreography, Albertina Rasch ; music, Johann Strauss II, adapted and arranged by Dmitri Tiomkin ; lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein II ; original story, Gottfried Reinhardt ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons ; gowns, Adrian.
Cast
Fernand Gravet (Johann Strauss II), Luise Rainer (Poldi Vogelhuber), Miliza Korjus (Carla Donner), and others.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. The great waltz.
Opera ballet. Fledermaus.
Added Author
Rainer, Luise, 1910- Performer
Gravet, Fernand. Performer
Korjus, Miliza. Performer
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Composer
Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979. Adapter. Arranger
Adrian, 1903-1959. Costume designer
Duvivier, Julien. Director
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960. Lyricist
Rasch, Albertina, choreographer.
Reinhardt, Gottfried. Author
Hyman, Bernard H., 1895-1942. Producer
Hoffenstein, Samuel, 1889-1947. Screenwriter
Reisch, Walter. Screenwriter
Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960. Designer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
MGM/UA Home Video (Firm)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1569
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