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OSCAR WINNER:
Best Cinematography
Dazzling? Daring? The Great Waltz may have you searching for ways to describe its great charms. This cinematic rhapsody loosely based on the life of composer Johann Strauss is truly “an overlooked gem," according to The Motion Picture Guide.
To capture what the film calls “the spirit” of Strauss’ music, The Great Waltz combines exquisite craftsmanship with spirited inventiveness. The splendid backlot re-creations of Viennese settings range from convivial biergartens to ornate palaces. Dimitri Tiomkin’s arrangements of Strauss’ incredible music (with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II) swirl and dive. And the camerawork glides with bravura artistry.
Julien Duvivier directs, getting radiant performances from two-time Oscar winner Luise Rainer (The Great Ziegfeld, The Good Earth), Fernand Gravet and Oscar-nominated diva Miliza Korjus. Wonderful? Phenomenal? Choose your own description.
Original Release
11/04/1938
US Release
11/04/1938
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Luise Rainer | Poldi Vogelhuber |
Fernand Gravey | Johann Strauss / Johann 'Schani' Strauss II |
Miliza Korjus | Carla Donner |
Hugh Herbert | Hofbauer / Julius Hofbauer, Music Publisher |
Lionel Atwill | Count Hohenfried / Count Anton 'Tony' Hohenfried |
Curt Bois | Kienzl |
Leonid Kinskey | Dudelman |
Al Shean | Cellist |
Minna Gombell | Mrs. Hofbauer |
George Houston | Schiller |
Directors
Julien Duvivier, Victor Fleming, Josef von Sternberg
Writers
Gottfried Reinhardt, Samuel Hoffenstein, Walter Reisch, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Vicki Baum
Cast
Name | Character |
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Luise Rainer | Poldi Vogelhuber |
Fernand Gravey | Johann Strauss / Johann 'Schani' Strauss II |
Miliza Korjus | Carla Donner |
Hugh Herbert | Hofbauer / Julius Hofbauer, Music Publisher |
Lionel Atwill | Count Hohenfried / Count Anton 'Tony' Hohenfried |
Curt Bois | Kienzl |
Leonid Kinskey | Dudelman |
Al Shean | Cellist |
Minna Gombell | Mrs. Hofbauer |
George Houston | Schiller |
Bert Roach | Vogelhuber |
Greta Meyer | Mrs. Vogelhuber |
Herman Bing | Dommayer |
Alma Kruger | Mrs. Strauss |
Henry Hull | Franz Josef |
Sig Ruman | Wertheimer |
Christian Rub | Coachman |
Ernie Alexander | Revolutionary |
Zita Baca | Dancer |
William A. Boardway | Party Guest |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Bernard H. Hyman | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1939 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1939 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Won |
1939 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |