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tags) Want more? Browse more videos. Kaiser-Walzer, Op. A tribute to Lubitsch, it was not."[10]. In 1949, the film received Academy Award nominations for Best Costume Design and Best Music, as well as a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Written American Musical.[8]. Joan Staley Dies, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken Star Was 79, Joan Staley Dies: ‘The Ghost And Mr. Chicken’ & ’77 Sunset Strip’ Actress Was 79, The Forgotten: Billy Wilder's "The Emperor Waltz" (1948), Billy Wilder - Favorites and Ranked Filmography, Favorite Edith Head Oscar Nominated/Winner for Costume Design, Throwback: Joan Fontaine Favorite Performance, Stephan Eichenberg , Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace. Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing. A bit brainless...but entertaining. Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement. Yet, despite the film's many shortcomings, it IS entertaining. The Emperor agrees to let Virgil and Johanna wed. And, while he also made some great comedies (such as "Some Like it Hot"), "The Emperor Waltz" is surprisingly lightweight--particularly since Wilder's Oscars came just a few years before this film. Title: A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury. He meets the Countess Johanna von Stolzenberg-Stolzenberg and after the usual misunderstandings, falls in love with her, this is especially assisted by his dog Buttons. 3 of 3 people found this review helpful. It was his first color film, and he was dissatisfied with the way the exteriors had been photographed in Technicolor. The Emperor Hersham has only one goal in mind: giving our guest a unique, delicious, and unforgetable experience. I was looking back at my childhood in Austria—waltzes, Tyrolean hats, cream puffs—shutting out what came later", a reference to the war-torn Vienna he visited prior to the film's start. The Emperor Waltz is in two principal parts, one about people at the Bauhaus in Weimar and later Dessau, against a background of the rise of National Socialism, the other around the founding of the first gay book shop in London with the aids epidemic rumbling in the background. "He was a big star, the biggest, and he thought he knew what was good for him. The waltz was originally titled Hand in Hand and was intended as a toast made in August of that year by Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph I on the occasion of his visit to the German Emperor Wilhelm II where it was symbolic as a 'toast of friendship' extended by Austria-Hungary to the German Empire. A brash American gramophone salesman tries to get Emperor … There was never the usual costar rapport. The Emperor Waltz Film is a costumer laid 'in the days' (sic) of Emperor Franz Joseph, and is played to the hilt by Crosby, Joan Fontaine and their supporting cast. Report. As a result, the film ran over schedule and budget, and Wilder ran into problems during post-production. 78_emperor-waltz_lauritz-melchior-johann-strauss-johnny-burke-georgie-stoll_gbia0127994a Location USA Scanner Internet Archive Python library 1.7.7 Scanningcenter George Blood, L.P. ©2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited. Following the release of The Lost Weekend in late 1945, Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett began to collaborate on a film about the problems faced by American military personnel stationed in Europe following World War II. The Emperor Waltz is an absorbing echo-chamber of a novel, innovative and compelling, that explores what it means for us to belong to each other. This is utterly ridiculous and you just have to turn off your brain to enjoy much of the film--such as the notion of his falling in love with a Countess, the Emperor and Virgil having an informal conversation as well as a dog that is receiving psychotherapy! Adeline Hutson. From Wings to Parasite, here's a look back at all of the Best Picture Oscar winners in the history of the ceremony. Also heard in the film is "Santa Lucia", a barcarolle popularized by Venetian gondoliers. [18], 1948 film by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Another source puts the cost at $4 million, Academy Award for Best Color Costume Design, Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture, "Full cast and crew for The Emperor Waltz", "Bing Crosby Rambles Through 'Emperor Waltz, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Emperor_Waltz&oldid=994446911, Films with screenplays by Charles Brackett, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 December 2020, at 19:41. The Emperor Waltz (1948) One of director Billy Wilder's most atypical films, The Emperor Waltz (1948) was also one of his least favorite. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? There's nothing to explain..' (Billy Wilder) Brief Synopsis: In Vienna at the beginning of the twentieth century, an American phonograph salesman (Bing Crosby) fetches up at the court of the Emperor (Richard Haydn) and has an affair with a Countess (Joan Fontaine) while his mongrel dog sexually disturbs her prize poodle.. A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. Traveling Salesman Virgil Smith wants to sell his Grammophones in pre-WWI Austria. Written by Wilder and Charles Brackett, the film is about a brash American gramophone salesman in Austria at the turn of the twentieth century who tries to convince Emperor Franz Joseph to buy a gramophone so the product will gain favor with the Austrian people. Jealous piano teacher Orville Spooner sends his beautiful wife, Zelda, away for the night while he tries to sell a song to famous nightclub singer Dino, who is stranded in town. Performer: Buddy Clark Writer: Burke; Strauss Vocal; From "The Emperor Waltz". Comedy. They are 3.5mil truncated eliptical, 2.3mil truncated conical, 2.8mil truncated conical, 3.3mil truncated conical. However, Virgil, who has sneaked into the palace to see Johanna one last time and set the record straight before he leaves for America, rescues the puppies and confronts the Emperor, who he thinks has ordered the drowning. [5][12][13] Crosby recorded four of the songs for Decca Records in January and March 1947 and they were issued as a 2-disc 78 rpm album titled Bing Crosby – The Emperor Waltz. Johann Strauss II composed the Kaiser-Walzer in 1889. The latter song was not used in the final version of the film. Battlechip. Virgil refuses, highly insulted, but the Emperor asks him one more question: Are you sure you will be enough for her? Since Crosby was Paramount's leading star and Wilder was the studio's top director, it was easy to convince executives to greenlight a collaboration between the two men. The Emperor Waltz or Emperor Waltz may refer to: . "[16], A later assessment by Channel 4 states, "This sweet and sickly fare might just remain as a forgettable little trifle, were it not for the pen and lens of Wilder, one of the greats. The Emperor Waltz Although principal photography was completed in September 1946, it wasn't until April 30, 1948 that the film premiered in London. EMBED. The waltz was originally titled “Hand in Hand”, and was intended as a toast made in August of that year by Austrian emperor Franz Josef on the occasion of his visit to the German Kaiser Wilhelm II where it was symbolic as a ”toast of friendship” extended by Austria to Germany. A middle-aged playboy becomes fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client. With Bing Crosby, Joan Fontaine, Roland Culver, Lucile Watson. The Emperor Waltz is in two principal parts, one about people at the Bauhaus in Weimar and later Dessau, against a background of the rise of National Socialism, the other around the founding of the first gay book shop in London with the aids epidemic rumbling in the background. Written by The film's underscore was composed by Victor Young. Virgil eventually convinces Johanna true love can overcome their social differences, and he asks the emperor for her hand in marriage. It is set during the era of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. This is the same director who'd just won Oscars for "The Lost Weekend" and "Double Indemnity". MCU fans, here are some streaming picks to watch while you wait for the next episode of "The Falcon and the Winter Solider.". Andre Rieu - The Emperor Waltz (Kaiserwalzer) 2008. You'd have thought he would have merited a more prestigious project.Bing Crosby stars as Virgil Smith--a traveling salesman who is trying to make a sale to Emperor Franz Josef of the Austria-Hungarian Empire!!! Fearing the Emperor's reaction, Baron Holenia tells the Emperor they were stillborn, and secretly orders them drowned. Was this review helpful to you? It opened in Los Angeles on May 26, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 17, and went into wide theatrical release in the United States on July 2. Filmed on location in Jasper National Park in Canada,[7] the film premiered in London, Los Angeles, and New York in the spring of 1948, and was officially released in the United States July 2, 1948. Traveling Salesman Virgil Smith wants to sell his Grammophones in pre-WWI Austria. "We are not better than you", explains the Emperor sadly, "I think perhaps you are better than us. "The Emperor Waltz" is a surprisingly lightweight film considering it was directed by Billy Wilder. This FAQ is empty. Directed by Billy Wilder. [5][6] Written by Wilder and Charles Brackett, the film is about a brash American gramophone salesman in Austria at the turn of the twentieth century who tries to convince Emperor Franz Joseph to buy a gramophone so the product will gain favor with the Austrian people. A young man-about-Paris, cut off from his father's money, falls in with a picaresque gang of car thieves. Size 10.0 Source 78 User_cleaned Ed Nuestro User_metadataentered Jordan Gold User_transferred Jordan Gold Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. "[14], Variety said the film "has a free-and-easy air that perfectly matches the Crosby style of natural comedy. When the dogs are reunited, romantic sparks begin to fly between not only the animals but their owners as well. Co-star Joan Fontaine, better known for heavy, serious roles, demonstrates adaptability that fits neatly into the lighter demands and she definitely scores with charm and talent as the Crosby foil. In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her. "[10] Worst of all, Crosby tended to alter his dialogue, saying it "as he felt it at the moment", and Wilder was known for insisting his lines be delivered exactly as written. To enhance this, he especially wants to sell one to Emperor Franz Joseph, but at first the Austrian palace guards think he is carrying a bomb. But he is certain Johanna could never be happy living in Newark, New Jersey. "Bing Crosby operated for himself, not for the group or the film", Wilder recalled. The Emperor is cordial and fatherly with Virgil, and treats him with respect and even a bit of admiration. Stephan Eichenberg . He had much of the flora native to the area hand-painted to give it a more authentic look. Certainly no even close to either actor's best but kind of cute.By the way, buried under all that makeup and facial prosthetics is Richard Hayden--believe it or not! He also planted 4,000 white daisies dyed blue so they would photograph better. Crosby's songs were also included in the Bing's Hollywood series. "[15], John McCarten of The New Yorker called the film "a pleasant bit of spoofing", adding, "This is ancient stuff, all right, but Bing Crosby, in the role of the phonograph salesman, makes everything seem effortless and diverting, and Joan Fontaine, as the countess, reveals a nice talent for farce. Johanna realises what Virgil has done and forgives him, and tells the Emperor that better she take one chance in a million of a happy life with Virgil, than no chance at all with someone she cannot love. Several months later when Scheherezade gives birth to a litter of white puppies with black patches, it is obvious they were sired by Buttons and not, as everyone thought, by the Emperor's poodle. In 1889, Johann Strauss II composed the Emperor Waltz (originally called ‘Hand in Hand’) as a symbolic toast to friendship from the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef to the German Kaiser Willhelm II. The waltz was first performed in Berlin on 21 October 1889. He is so angry that he forgets Johanna is standing there listening and tells the Emperor he never should have agreed to give up Johanna to save her from a commoner's life with him. Filme… He meets the Countess Johanna von Stolzenberg-Stolzenberg and after the usual misunderstandings, falls in love with her, this is especially assisted by his dog Buttons. The Emperor Waltz begins with Bing Crosby coming in a window, which he breaks, gate-crashing the Emperor's ball (we're in 1905 or thereabouts). He told me once that he had some trouble understanding his funny accent. The film was placed in 14th in the list of top-grossing films in the US in 1948 taking $3,209,000. The Emperor Waltz (German: Ich küsse Ihre Hand, Madame) is a 1948 American musical film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine. They begin to spend a great deal of time together, during which Scheherezade and the salesman's dog mate, unbeknownst to their owners. ; The Emperor Waltz, Austrian drama; The Emperor's Waltz, German film directed by Frederic Zelnik [10], Principal photography began in Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta in June 1946. Andre Rieu - The Emperor Waltz (Kaiserwalzer) 2008 - YouTube Wilder went to Europe to research the project, but his visits to the concentration camps so disturbed him he returned to Hollywood determined to write and direct a musical comedy instead. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major. The Emperor Waltz (German: Kaiserwalzer) is a 1953 Austrian historical drama film directed by Franz Antel and starring Maria Holst, Rudolf Prack and Winnie Markus. I was a star at that time, but he treated me like he'd never heard of me. 2:43. In West Berlin during the Cold War, a Coca-Cola executive is given the task of taking care of his boss' socialite daughter. The Emperor Waltz is an album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby of songs featured in his film The Emperor Waltz. As they depart from the palace, they meet Virgil and his white fox terrier Buttons, whose scuffle with Scheherezade leads to a discussion about class distinctions. Crosby 's songs were also included in the Canadian Rockies in the Canadian Rockies in final... Analyzing the Emperor Waltz ( Kaiserwalzer ) 2008 the only musical that legendary director Billy Wilder would take charge.... 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