With luise rainer, fernand gravey, miliza korjus, hugh herbert. In strong contention with the golden dawn 1930 for the title of worst hollywood musical ever made. Apr 02, 2008 homemade tiger stripe bamboo veneered resophonic guitar, this, again is not finished yet. It starred luise rainer, fernand gravet gravey, and miliza korjus. 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. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. The christmas waltz is a christmas song written by sammy cahn and jule styne for frank sinatra, who recorded it in 1954 as the bside of a new recording of white christmas, in 1957 for his album a jolly christmas from frank sinatra, and in 1968 for the sinatra family wish you a merry christmas.
The great waltz a metrogoldwynmayer masterpiece reprint vhs. The scene in the vienna woods showing johann strauss composing the waltz, vienna wood. The theater was built and opened in 1917 with 6 performances of verdis aida. Watch dallas season 12 episode 24 the great texas waltz. The great waltz the 1972 version is one of my favourite cuz of its story and music especially the beautiful voice of mary costa.
Never got into the trips abroad in this season or later seasons. This famous melody even inspired neil diamonds 1972 hit song sung blue. Horst bucholz also did a magnificent job in acting as the great johann strauss jr. Check out the great waltz by childsplay on amazon music. Auditorium 19720201, city center joffrey ballet, auditorium theatre. The grand musical montages in the great waltz celebrating the uplifting music of johann strauss was wonderful with all the mgm gloss one can imagine. Cast and crew credits for the great waltz, 1972, directed by andrew l. The great waltz 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Composer johann strauss becomes the waltz king and woos a. Conducted opening night of the metropolitan operas 19721973 season. Listen to the last great waltz from the smothers brotherss mom always liked you best. The great waltz is a 1938 american biographical film based very loosely on the life of johann strauss ii. Linda gray directed an episode at the end of the season which was spectacular with the ball room dancing and the lovemaking scene with bobby and april was so artfully done.
Auditorium 18971231, prospectus for grand opera season, auditorium theatre. Chicago theater collectionhistoric programs chicago public library. In the romantic city of vienna, vanessa beaumont, the only woman to ever break j. 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 and moses and aaron on dvd the new york. Louis, missouri, in the united states, is a notforprofit municipallyowned outdoor theatre, the largest in the united states. Highlights include the location shots in austria and the soundtrack.
The great waltz is a 1972 american biographical musical film directed by andrew l. Release dates 9 also known as aka 15 release dates usa 1 november 1972. This cinematic rhapsody loosely based on the life of composer johann strauss is truly an overlooked. The great waltz premiered november 29, 1972 at the casino cinerama theatre. It was a recording from 1979 of claudio arrau performing chopin waltzes philips 400 0252. Relate search of the great waltz a metrogoldwynmayer masterpiece reprint vhs the great waltz 1972 watch online for free on tubeplus tubeplus, watch the great waltz 1972, watch free movies and free online movies, watch movies free. It starred luise rainer, fernand gravet, and miliza. After several requests, tcm aired the 1972 remake of the great waltz this past week. Makes lost horizon 1973 look like lost horizon 1937. Stone, with horst buchholz, mary costa, rossano brazzi, at turner classic movies. Jr and sue ellen were just a great couple to watch. For fans of strauss waltzes, history and vienna, this movie will just hit the spot. Stone on allmovie the romantic and professional life of composer.
Excellent editing and hollywood trying to be creative with the music. Maurice reads two anecdotes about johann strausss music and presents the blue danube with pictures. 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. The great waltz 1972 mirage 1972 hollywood 90028 1973.
My family and i were on the way to new york to escape nazi germany and the was the first movie i ever saw. Aug 24, 2017 the defenseoriented new york knicks were so wellbalanced that none of their players finished the 1972 73 season among the individual stats leaders except for bill bradley, who finished fifth in. The great waltz may have you searching for ways to describe its great charms. Find similar and related movies for the great waltz 1972 andrew l. Although this film does take a great deal of artistic license with the actual story of johann strauss, the lilting waltzes, the costumes and the grand palaces of vienna all make up for it. During his youth, he was sometimes called the german james dean. I found no trailers for the film which is about to. With horst buchholz, mary costa, nigel patrick, yvonne mitchell.
Mgm remade the musical biography of johann strauss jr. Composer johann strauss becomes the waltz king and woos a barons mistress in 19thcentury austria. The great waltz a metrogoldwynmayer masterpiece reprint. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 rotten tomatoes. 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. This cinematic rhapsody loosely based on the life of composer johann strauss is truly an overlooked gem the motion picture guide. Stone, and starring horst buchholz, mary costa, and nigel patrick, that. Overview of the great waltz, 1972, directed by andrew l. 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 original theatrical trailer youtube. To capture what the film calls the spirit of strauss music, the great waltz combines exquisite craftsmanship with spirited.
It needs the binding and the urethane finish put on. The dvd is an excellent remastering of both video and sound. Youll be humming all the waltz tunes long after youve seen this one. Mckay suggests to april that she dissuade bobby from pursuing the european oil contract while in dallas, cliff. Ewings heart, forces him to choose between her and his love for cally. 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. On location the great waltz, 1972, with mary costa, andrew stone, horst buchholz, at turner classic movies. Composer johann strauss becomes the waltzking and woos a barons.
It is based on a pasticcio by erich wolfgang korngold and julius bittner called walzer aus wien, first performed in vienna in 1930. 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. Luise rainer january 12, 1910 december 30, 2014 rip. Based on the life of norways greatest composer edvard grieg, and filmed in norway where he lived.
I emailed and told him that and never got a response. Gallery of 6 movie poster and cover images for the great waltz 1972. 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. 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 great northfield minnesota raid is the kind of first movie so rich in texture and invention that we can look. I have always counted my years at harvard among my greatest musical. The romantic and professional life of composer johann strauss jr. After he is fired from his clerical bank job because of his preoccupation with. It was promoted as a cinerama film by mgmemi for cinerama theatres in the united kingdom. Rainer received top billing at the producers insistence, but her role is comparatively minor as strauss wife, poldi vogelhuber. A musical based on the life and music of johnann strauss, jr. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. It operates solely in the summer, and its first official season ran from june to august 1919.
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