The Great Waltz
Your beating heart, your pounding pulse will tell you it's the most exciting musical love story ever told!
1938 | 104m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Julien Duvivier, Josef von Sternberg, Victor Fleming |
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| Writer: | Samuel Hoffenstein, Walter Reisch, Gottfried Reinhardt, Vicki Baum |
| Staring: |
| Composer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 04, 1938 |
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| Director: | Julien Duvivier, Josef von Sternberg, Victor Fleming |
| Writer: | Samuel Hoffenstein, Walter Reisch, Gottfried Reinhardt, Vicki Baum |
| Genres: | Drama, Music, Romance |
| Keywords | biography, opera singer |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Luise Rainer | Poldi Vogelhuber |
| Fernand Gravey | Johann 'Schani' Strauss II |
| Miliza Korjus | Carla Donner |
| Hugh Herbert | Julius Hofbauer, Music Publisher |
| Lionel Atwill | 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 |
| Bess Flowers | (uncredited) |
| Frank Mayo | Ship's Officer (uncredited) |
| Sue Moore | Anna - Poldi's Maid (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Julien Duvivier | Director |
| Samuel Hoffenstein | Screenplay |
| Walter Reisch | Screenplay |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Adrian | Costume Design |
| Douglas Shearer | Sound Director |
| Josef von Sternberg | Co-Director |
| Victor Fleming | Co-Director |
| Tom Held | Editor |
| Joseph Ruttenberg | Director of Photography |
| Johann Strauss II | Music |
| Gottfried Reinhardt | Story |
| Vicki Baum | Story |
| Name | Title |
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| Organization | Category | Person | |
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| Venice Film Festival | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
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