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Release Date:
September 5, 1952
Original Title:
The Merry Widow
Alternate Titles:
Den glade enke
Genres:
Drama | Music
Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 105
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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Costume Design:
Helen Rose
Director:
Curtis Bernhardt
Director of Photography:
Robert Surtees
Editor:
Conrad A. Nervig
Music:
Irving Aaronson
Producer:
Joe Pasternak
Recording Supervision:
Douglas Shearer
Screenplay:
Sonya Levien
William Ludwig
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