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Bookmark this pageThe Great Waltz (1972)
Director: Andrew L Stone
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From Time Out Film Guide
For perhaps half-an-hour, with every door opening to reveal couples whirling gaily in the Viennese waltz and Nigel Patrick cheerfully sending up the character of Johann Senior, this Strauss biopic is lively if exhausting. Then Senior dies, Junior gets amorous, and love's platitudes are given the freedom of the screen. There is even a moment when Strauss, struck by instant inspiration while dallying in the Vienna Woods, scribbles an immortal melody on his cuff. It makes the Duvivier film look like a masterpiece by comparison.Author: TM
Cast & crew
Director: Andrew L Stone
Producer: Andrew L Stone
Cast: Horst Buchholz, Mary Costa, Rossano Brazzi, Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, James Faulkner full cast
Genre(s): Musicals
Duration: 134 mins
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