All i can tell you is remember it was made in the 70s and keep your mind completely open. The great waltz production information, other productions of the great waltz. The great waltz premiered november 29, 1972 at the casino cinerama theatre. The great waltz a metrogoldwynmayer masterpiece reprint. The great waltz 1972 composer johann strauss horst buchholz becomes the waltzking and woos a barons rossano brazzi mistress mary costa in 19thcentury austria. 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. Four years later, mgm gave it a new story line, new musical arrangements by dimitri tiomkin the alamo, and new lyrics by oscar hammerstein, ii.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Mgm remade the musical biography of johann strauss jr. The great waltz 1972 the romantic and professional life of composer johann strauss jr. The great waltz was the first of two films bearing the same title which told the life story of austrian waltz king johann strauss. Composer johann strauss becomes the waltzking and woos a. This cinematic rhapsody loosely based on the life of composer johann strauss is truly an overlooked gem the motion picture guide. Music adaptation by erich wolfgang korngold, robert wright and george forrest. For fans of strauss waltzes, history and vienna, this movie will just hit the spot.
I found no trailers for the film which is about to. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. The great waltz main title and wiener blut waltzes 02. European singing sensation fernard gravet stars as strauss, while mgms twotime oscar winner luise rainer. Promotional headshot of actor horst buchholz as he appears in the film the great waltz. In strong contention with the golden dawn 1930 for the title of worst hollywood musical ever made. Makes lost horizon 1973 look like lost horizon 1937. To capture what the film calls the spirit of strauss music, the great waltz combines exquisite craftsmanship with spirited. These strangerthanfiction tales, piled one on top of the other in the most gripping way, not only. The great waltz may have you searching for ways to describe its great charms. Horst buchholz and mary costa dancing in a scene from the film the great waltz, 1972. After several requests, tcm aired the 1972 remake of the great waltz this past week. Film soundtrack, 1972 mgmno cd 4 5 recorded in 1972, this is the soundtrack for a movie that was clearly out of step with the era in which it was created.
The carla donner character, with whom strauss falls in love, did not exist. Actors horst buchholz, mary costa and nigel patrick in a scene from. To capture what the filmcalls the spirit of strauss music, the great waltz combines exquisite craftsmanship with spirited inventiveness. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The great waltz original, musical, operetta, broadway opened in new york city aug 5, 1935 and played through sep 16, 1935. Total number of members who have this title in their. Still, the film is a very pleasant and artful musical version of the life of johann strauss ii. Actor horst buchholz in a scene from the film the great waltz, 1972. Listen to your favorite songs from the great waltz original soundtrack by various artists now. I first saw the great waltz on the ship the queen mary in may 1939 when i was a 7 year boy. 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. Horst buchholz walks half dressed in a scene from the movie that man in istanbul circa.
After he is fired from his clerical bank job because of his. The great waltz is a 1972 american biographical musical film directed by andrew l. A wonderful example of fun and creative programming from a classical record label, the great waltz takes its title from the 1938 mgm film of that name, the musical based on the life of johann strauss, jr the disc begins and ends with dmitri tiomkins arrangements of strauss waltzes that were used in the movie. German actor and dubbing actor horst buchholz germany around 1961.
Complete your the vienna state opera orchestra conducted by josef leo gruber, johann strauss collection. The great waltz 1972 rarefilmm the cave of forgotten films. Composer johann strauss becomes the waltzking and woos a barons mistress in 19thcentury austria. A musical based on the life and music of johnann strauss, jr. Jon voight, burt reynolds, ned beatty starred in it. 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. 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 is based on a pasticcio by erich wolfgang korngold and julius bittner called walzer aus wien, first performed in vienna in 1930. Ocupacaozelda fitzgerald wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
The great waltz remastered, full frame, manufactured on. Poldi is the wife of strauss, but she is forced to sit and sulk as her husband carries on a lengthy. Patrice munsel was then a star of the metropolitan opera, having sung more than a dozen roles with the company before. German movie poster image for the great waltz 1972. In 1934 moss hart wrote a new book for the production, now called the great waltz, that opened the center theatre in the new rockefeller center. So, here are 50 country albums for any rock fan looking to explore the genres vast library of sorrow, rebellion, monster chops, and whiskeyspitting attitude.
Maurice reads two anecdotes about johann strausss music and presents the blue danube with pictures. With horst buchholz, mary costa, nigel patrick, yvonne mitchell. To capture the spirit of johann strauss music, the great waltz combines. The great waltz 1972 german movie poster cinematerial. 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. The picture shown here on the dvd offer appears to be from the earlier 1930s version of the movie which i have never seen.
The great waltz 1938 official trailer luise rainer. It is based on the musical the great waltz, and was stones final film. Strauss did form an orchestra, however, consisting of. European singing sensation fernard gravet stars as strauss, while mgms twotime oscar winner luise rainer is topbilled as poldi vogelhuber. 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. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads. The great waltz, the popular musical based on the life and times of johann strauss, jr. It was promoted as a cinerama film by mgmemi for cinerama theatres in the united kingdom. The story of the musical is loosely based on the reallife feud between the. Many thanks to michael for sending me a copy of this movie. The great waltz by julien duvivier julien duvivier, luise. The great waltz 1972 cast and crew composer johann strauss horst buchholz becomes the waltzking and woos a barons rossano brazzi mistress mary. This cinematic rhapsody loosely based on the life of composer johann strauss is. Stone on allmovie the romantic and professional life of composer.
The great waltz original soundtrack by various artists. Stone, and starring horst buchholz, mary costa, and nigel patrick, that. With luise rainer, fernand gravey, miliza korjus, hugh herbert. She is most likely modeled on strauss third and last wife. My family and i were on the way to new york to escape nazi germany and the was the first movie i ever saw. Overview of the great waltz, 1972, directed by andrew l. The scene in the vienna woods showing johann strauss composing the waltz, vienna wood. Only donators and contributors can download posters. Make sure this is the 1972 version before you order.
The great waltz 1972 rarefilmm the cave of forgotten. Stone, with horst buchholz, mary costa, rossano brazzi, at turner classic movies. Strauss ii married several times, but none of his wives were named poldi vogelhube. The great waltz stars luise rainer, fernand gravet and miliza korjus.
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