The Merry Widow

"Let Joy be Unconfined!"

1934 1h 39m EN

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6.8

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89%

FRESH

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7.2

IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 70🍅89%Rotten Tomatoes★7.2IMDB · 3,336

ComedyMusicRomance

Synopsis

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A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.

“Let Joy be Unconfined!”

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Where to watch · US

Cast

Maurice Chevalier
Count Danilo
Jeanette MacDonald
Madame Sonia / Fifi
Edward Everett Horton
Ambassador Popoff
Una Merkel
Queen Dolores
George Barbier
King Achmet
Minna Gombell
Marcelle
Ruth Channing
Lulu
Sterling Holloway
Orderly

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Writers: Ernest Vajda, Samson Raphaelson
Languages: French, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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92 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, shot by Oliver T. Marsh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Frances Marsh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald and Edward Everett Horton carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Let Joy be Unconfined!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0025493 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Ernst Lubitsch directs. Oliver T. Marsh behind the camera. Frances Marsh cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

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Things worth knowing

192 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, shot by Oliver T. Marsh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Frances Marsh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald and Edward Everett Horton carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Let Joy be Unconfined!".
7IMDB entry: tt0025493 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.