I found no trailers for the film which is about to. In 1845 vienna, johann strauss ii schani to his friends would rather write and perform waltzes than anything else, this at a time when a waltz is not considered proper society music. The great waltz may have you searching for ways to describe its great charms. It operates solely in the summer, and its first official season ran from june to august 1919. With keith andes, gordon dilworth, lee goodman, bert lahr. Like the song of norway, which had been a huge success on broadway in 1944, mostly because of its elaborate dance numbers, the great waltz was a robert wrightgeorge forrest concoction that used music by the composer whose biography was more or less the subject of the show. It starred luise rainer, fernand gravet gravey, and miliza korjus. Stone, and starring horst buchholz, mary costa, and nigel patrick, that follows 40 years in the life of composer johann strauss the younger, known as the waltz king and his family. The theater was built and opened in 1917 with 6 performances of verdis aida. I first saw the great waltz on the ship the queen mary in may 1939 when i was a 7 year boy. The muny, or the municipal opera association of st. After several requests, tcm aired the 1972 remake of the great waltz this past week.
After he is fired from his clerical bank job because of his preoccupation with. Maurice reads two anecdotes about johann strausss music and presents the blue danube with pictures. To capture what the film calls the spirit of strauss music, the great waltz combines exquisite craftsmanship with spirited. Horst werner buchholz 4 december 1933 3 march 2003 was a german actor and voice actor who appeared in more than 60 feature films from 1951 to 2002. The great waltz original theatrical trailer duration. Cast and crew credits for the great waltz, 1972, directed by andrew l. The great waltz the 1972 version is one of my favourite cuz of its story and music especially the beautiful voice of mary costa. Great waltz, the soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. The great waltz 1938 official trailer luise rainer, fernand gravey movie hd movieclips classic trailers. It is based on a pasticcio by erich wolfgang korngold and julius bittner called walzer aus wien, first performed in vienna in 1930. We are lucky today to have such talented orchestras who can reproduce johanns works with such expertise thus keeping his music alive in our modern times. The great waltz 1938 official trailer luise rainer. The great waltz 1972 composer johann strauss horst buchholz becomes the waltz king and woos a barons rossano brazzi mistress mary costa in 19thcentury austria. For fans of strauss waltzes, history and vienna, this movie will just hit the spot.
During his youth, he was sometimes called the german james dean. Find similar and related movies for the great waltz 1972 andrew l. This cinematic rhapsody loosely based on the life of composer johann strauss is truly an overlooked. My family and i were on the way to new york to escape nazi germany and the was the first movie i ever saw. Originally drawn from max liebman spectaculars, this is a captured. Lacks even the cloying, clumsy bombast that distinguished most roadshow musicals of the era this is so restrained and stilted you can practically see horst buccholz ossify before your very eyes. Highlights include the location shots in austria and the soundtrack.
The great waltz 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Rainer received top billing at the producers insistence, but her role is comparatively minor as strauss wife, poldi vogelhuber. The great waltz is a 1938 american biographical film based very loosely on the life of johann strauss ii. This cinematic rhapsody loosely based on the life of composer johann strauss is truly an overlooked gem the motion. The great waltz a metrogoldwynmayer masterpiece reprint vhs. This film relates the life story of austrian waltz king johann strauss. In strong contention with the golden dawn 1930 for the title of worst hollywood musical ever made. The complete twelfth season 12 dvd box set us seller fast. Release dates 9 also known as aka 15 release dates usa 1 november 1972. A musical based on the life and music of johnann strauss, jr. The great waltz 1972 cast and crew composer johann strauss horst buchholz becomes the waltz king and woos a barons rossano brazzi mistress mary costa in 19thcentury austria. Horst bucholz also did a magnificent job in acting as the great johann strauss jr. Fernard gravet stars as strauss, while luise rainer is poldi vogelhuber. This cinematic rhapsody loosely based on the life of composer johann strauss is truly an overlooked gem the motion picture guide.
Composer johann strauss becomes the waltz king and woos a barons mistress in 19thcentury austria. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 rotten tomatoes. Start and end of bill collins movie collection the great waltz vhs, cel mgmua home video, 1987. Jan 06, 2017 maurice reads two anecdotes about johann strausss music and presents the blue danube with pictures.
The great waltz a metrogoldwynmayer masterpiece reprint. With luise rainer, fernand gravey, miliza korjus, hugh herbert. Makes lost horizon 1973 look like lost horizon 1937. The great waltz is a musical conceived by hassard short with a book by moss hart and lyrics by desmond carter, using themes by johann strauss i and johann strauss ii. Stone on allmovie the romantic and professional life of composer. Synopsis the joyful, songful, wonderful story of the life of johann strauss. Strauss the great waltz this is truly a masterpiece reflecting upon the life and times of a remarkable composer. Check out the great waltz by childsplay on amazon music. Jul 15, 2014 the great waltz 1938 official trailer luise rainer, fernand gravey movie hd movieclips classic trailers. It starred luise rainer, fernand gravet, and miliza. The great waltz is a 1972 american biographical musical film directed by andrew l. Ii schani to his friends would rather write and perform waltzes than anything else, this at a time when a waltz is not considered proper society music.
Gallery of 6 movie poster and cover images for the great waltz 1972. The great waltz original theatrical trailer youtube. The scene in the vienna woods showing johann strauss composing the waltz, vienna wood. It was promoted as a cinerama film by mgmemi for cinerama theatres in the united kingdom.
The romantic and professional life of composer johann strauss jr. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Louis, missouri, in the united states, is a notforprofit municipallyowned outdoor theatre, the largest in the united states. On location the great waltz, 1972, with mary costa, andrew stone, horst buchholz, at turner classic movies.
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