The Merry Widow (1952 film)
- The Merry Widow (1952 film)
Infobox Film
name = The Merry Widow
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director = Curtis Bernhardt
producer = Joe Pasternak
writer = Franz Lehár (operetta)
Victor Léon (libretto)
Leo Stein (libretto)
Sonya Levien
William Ludwig
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starring = Lana Turner
Fernando Lamas
music = Jay Blackton (uncredited)
cinematography = Robert Surtees
editing = Conrad A. Nervig
distributor = MGM
released = September 5 1952
runtime = 105 minutes
country = United States
language = English
budget =
gross =
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imdb_id = 0044900
"The Merry Widow" is a 1952 film adaptation of the operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár. It starred Lana Turner and Fernando Lamas.
The film received two Academy Award nominations: for Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Color and Best Costume Design, Color.
ynopsis
The young widow Crystal Radek is invited to Marshovia, a small European kingdom, to attend the unveiling of a statue in honour of her deceased husband. The royal coffers are seriously in need of her money so the king sends out count Danilo to seduce her.
Cast
*Lana Turner as Crystal Radek
*Fernando Lamas as Count Danilo
*Una Merkel as Kitty Riley. Merkel played Queen Dolores in the 1934 film version.
*Richard Haydn as Baron Popoff
*Thomas Gomez as the King of Marshovia
*John Abbott as the Marshovian ambassador
*Marcel Dalio as the police sergeant
External links
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