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6.1/10   454 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Charles Brackett (written by)
Billy Wilder (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 July 1948 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Paramount's Crowning Entertainment Achievement! Bing's Best Songs!
Plot:
A brash American gramophone salesman tries to get Emporer Franz Joseph's endorsement in turn-of-the-century Austria. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination more
User Reviews:
Lighthearted, charming musical with Austrian flavor and canine subplot more (11 total)

Cast

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Bing Crosby ... Virgil Smith

Joan Fontaine ... Johanna Augusta Franziska
Roland Culver ... Baron Holenia
Lucile Watson ... Princess Bitotska
Richard Haydn ... Emperor Franz-Josef
Harold Vermilyea ... Chamberlain
Sig Ruman ... Dr. Zwieback
Julia Dean ... Archduchess Stephanie
Bert Prival ... Chauffeur
Alma Macrorie ... Inn Proprietress
Roberta Jonay ... Chambermaid
John Goldsworthy ... Obersthofmeister
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Additional Details

Runtime:
106 min | Argentina:110 min
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Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (re-rating) (2006) | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S

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Trivia:
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. more
Quotes:
Baron Holenia: The Hungarian officer playing cards... that's Prince Istvan Barlossy de Baloshasa.
Johanna Augusta Franziska: Hmmm... I met him in Budapest. Didn't like him very much.
Baron Holenia: Nonsense! Since then he's inherited half of Buda and a large part of Pest.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002) (V) more

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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Lighthearted, charming musical with Austrian flavor and canine subplot, 26 March 2001
9/10
Author: lora64 from Canada

This is a film you needn't strain your thinking on but it's a charming confection all the same. If you like Bing's easygoing style then there's lots to enjoy here. I was captivated by the superb photography of the mountains and local scenery, and being musical myself, very much appreciated the violin selections that were played. All the scenes are replete with gorgeous settings and costumes and Ms Fontaine is as exquisite as ever. I was intrigued by those 'horseless carriages' -- the vintage cars from the turn of the century. Personally I don't care to look for faults but just come to sit and appreciate the movie for what it has to offer, which is light entertainment with a happy ending -- a time of simple enjoyment.

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