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The Merry Widow(Movie, 1952)

1h 45min | Genres: Drama, Music
The Merry WidowRating: 2.6/5 (with 33 votes)
The Merry Widow is a 1952 American film adaptation of the 1905 operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár. It starred Lana Turner (whose singing voice was dubbed by Trudy Erwin) and Fernando Lamas. The film received two Oscar nominations: for Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Color (Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis, Arthur Krams) and Best Costume Design, Color. Paul Francis Webster provided revised lyrics for a greatly abridged score of the operetta conducted by Jay Blackton. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Merry Widow

Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color

About The Merry Widow

Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved if the wealthy American Crystal Radek, widow of a Marshovian, can be convinced to part with her money and marry the king's nephew count Danilo. Arriving to Marshovia on a visit, Crystal Radek change places with her secretary Kitty. Following them to Paris, Danilo has a hard time wooing the widow after meeting an attractive young woman at a nightclub, the same Crystal Radek who presents herself as Fifi the chorus girl. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

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Merry Widow, The 1952 Original Trailer(Trailer, 1:55)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Paris
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 8 languages: Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 09/05/1952
Producer: Joe Pasternak
Screenwriter: Sonya Levien
Film Editor: Conrad A. Nervig
Director of Photography: Robert L. Surtees
Composer: Franz Lehár
Costume designer: Helen Rose
Production Designer: Cedric Gibbons
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Den glade enke"

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Other movies with this title: The Merry Widow (1907), The Merry Widow (HU, 1912), The Merry Widow (US, 1926), The Merry Widow (US, 1934), The Merry Widow (FR/AT, 1962), The Merry Widow (1968), The Merry Widow (1983), The Merry Widow (DE/CH, 2005), The Merry Widow (DE, 2007), The Merry Widow (FR, 2007)

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