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1948 | DIRECTED BY BILLY WILDER

The Emperor Waltz

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Billy Wilder
Movie Stats
Year
1948
Runtime
 106 minutes (1 hr 46 mins)
Certificates

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AL
Select Cast
Bing Crosby
Joan Fontaine
Roland Culver
Lucile Watson
Richard Haydn
Harold Vermilyea
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Last viewed:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
2nd July 1948
78 years 2 months  ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
1st June 1948
78 years 3 months 1 days ago
Mexico release date
 Mexico
22nd December 1948
77 years 8 months 11 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
26th August 1949
77 years 7 days ago
Argentina release date
 Argentina
14th September 1949
76 years 11 months 18 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
9th December 1949
76 years 8 months 24 days ago
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Directed by
billy wilder Billy Wilder
Starring
Bing CrosbyVirgil Smith
Joan FontaineJohanna Augusta Franziska
Roland CulverBaron Holenia
Lucile WatsonPrincess Bitotska
Richard HaydnEmperor Franz-Josef
Harold VermilyeaChamberlain
Sig RumanDr. Zwieback
Julia DeanArchduchess Stephanie
Bert PrivalChauffeur
Alma MacrorieInn Proprietress
Roberta JonayChambermaid
John GoldsworthyObersthofmeister
Harry AllenGamekeeper
Gene AshleyTyrolean Man
Franco CorsaroSpanish Marques
Paul De CordayHungarian Officer
Cyril DelevantiDiplomat
Doris DowlingTyrolean Girl
Frank ElliottVon Usedom
Jac FisherTyrolean Man
Jack GarganMaster of Ceremonies
William HaadeGuard Officer
Len HendryPalace Guard
Jerry JamesKing's Guard
James LoganBeater
Leo LynnTyrolean Man
Jean MarshallTyrolean Girl
Frank MayoParliamentary Politician
William MeaderKing's Guard
John Skins Miller
Hans MoebusElderly Aristocrat
Vesey ODavoren
Albert PetitElderly Aristocrat
Albert PolletElderly Aristocrat
Renée RandallTyrolean Girl
Norbert SchillerAssistant to Dr. Zwieback
Joan StaleyChild Violinist
Count StefenelliElderly Aristocrat
Robert R. StephensonBeater
Eleanor TennantTennis Player
James VincentAbbe
Kathy YoungTyrolean Girl
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Movie story - The Emperor Waltz
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.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.
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Musical
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Romance
Romance
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