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Release Date:
July 2, 1948
Original Title:
The Emperor Waltz
Alternate Titles:
Billy Wilder
Genres:
Comedy | Music | Romance
Production Companies:
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 106
At the turn of the 20th century, travelling salesman Virgil Smith journeys to Vienna in the hope he can sell a gramophone to Emperor Franz Joseph, whose purchase of the recent American invention could spur its popularity in Austria.
Art Direction:
Franz Bachelin
Hans Dreier
Choreographer:
Billy Daniel
Costume Design:
Edith Head
Costume Designer:
Gile Steele
Director:
Billy Wilder
Director of Photography:
George Barnes
Grip:
Fred True
Makeup Supervisor:
Wally Westmore
Original Music Composer:
Victor Young
Producer:
Charles Brackett
Production Manager:
Hugh Brown
Set Decoration:
Sam Comer
Paul Huldschinsky
Sound:
Stanley Cooley
John Cope
Still Photographer:
Ed Henderson
Writer:
Charles Brackett
Billy Wilder
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