

Composer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer.
Costume
Ridiculous 19th-century gowns that eat the entire frame.
Acting
Luise Rainer's dramatic collapse — Oscar-winning suffering.
Score
Actual Strauss played by an orchestra visible in your dreams.

Director
Julien Duvivier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Luise Rainer won back-to-back Oscars then quit Hollywood within two years, calling this era 'factory-like' — her performance here practically vibrates with that tension.
This was MGM's attempt to out-Prestige 'The Great Ziegfeld' — they built a literal Vienna street on the lot and still couldn't save it from historical obscurity.
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