Strauss' Great Waltz (1934) ( Waltzes from Vienna )

Strauss' Great Waltz (1934) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Waltzes from Vienna
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
80 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1934 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Alfred Hitchcock

Written By:
Heinz Reichert
Ernst Marischka

Actors:
Jessie Matthews ..... Rasi
Edmund Gwenn ..... Johann Strauss, the Elder
Fay Compton ..... Countess Helga von Stahl
Esmond Knight ..... Johann Strauss, the Younger
Frank Vosper ..... Prince Gustav
Robert Hale ..... Ebezeder
Charles Heslop ..... Valet
Hindle Edgar ..... Leopold
Marcus Barron ..... Drexter
Betty Huntley-Wright ..... Lady's Ma

Synopsis:

Anxious to finish off his contract with British International Pictures, Alfred Hitchcock agreed to direct Waltzes from Vienna, a schmaltzy musical about 'waltz king' Joseph Strauss and his son Joseph Jr. Edmund Gwenn stars as the elder Strauss, with Esmond Knight as his talented progeny. The crux of the film is the intense rivalry between the two Strausses, which is somehow resolved by the inaugural performance of Joseph Junior's 'The Blue Danube.' Displeased with his work in this film, Hitchcock at one point threw up his hands and confessed to his actors 'I hate this sort of stuff. Melodrama is the only thing I can do.' Hitch regarded Waltzes in Vienna and his silent Champagne as his worst films, and never directed anything like them again.

Schani, Johan Strauss Jr., is forced by his father to forget music and to work in a bakery. Here he falls in love with Resi. The girl gets very jealous when a rich and beautiful contessa asks Schani to write a waltz for her. Schani writes and plays it, but he is always loyal to his girlfriend.

The story of Johann Strauss the elder and younger.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 16 August, 2021.