Waltzes from Vienna
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| Directed by | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Written by | Claude Allain |
| Starring | Esmond Knight Jessie Matthews Edmund Gwenn Fay Compton Frank Vosper |
| Release date(s) | March 1934 |
| Running time | 80 min. |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Waltzes from Vienna (1934) is a British musical film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, also known as Strauss' Great Waltz.
[edit] Production background
The film tells the story of the writing and performance of The Blue Danube. According to Hitchcock:
| “ | Waltzes from Vienna gave me many opportunities for working out ideas in the relation of film and music. Naturally every cut in the film was worked out on the script before shooting began. But more than that, the musical cuts were worked out too. | ” |
Hitchcock told François Truffaut that this film was the lowest ebb of his career. He only agreed to make it because he had no other film projects that year, and wanted to stay working. He never again made a musical film.
Waltzes from Vienna was also a popular Ruritanian style musical, which is sometimes still performed by amateur companies due to its large chorus.
[edit] Cast
- Esmond Knight as Johann "Schani" Strauss, the Younger
- Jessie Matthews as Rasi
- Edmund Gwenn as Johann Strauss, the Elder
- Fay Compton as Countess Helga von Stahl
- Frank Vosper as Prince Gustav
- Robert Hale as Ebezeder
- Marcus Barron as Drexter
- Charles Heslop as Valet
- Betty Huntley-Wright as Lady's Maid
- Hindle Edgar as Leopold
- Sybil Grove as Mme. Fouchett
- Billy Shine Jr. as Carl
- Bertram Dench as Engine driver
- B. M. Lewis as Domeyer
- Cyril Smith as Secretary
[edit] External links
- Waltzes from Vienna at the Internet Movie Database
- Waltzes from Vienna is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
- Waltzes from Vienna Eyegate Gallery
- Waltzes from Vienna on youtube
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