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8.3/10   831 votes
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Director:
Erich von Stroheim
Writers:
Erich von Stroheim (screenplay) &
Benjamin Glazer (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
27 September 1926 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Prince Danilo falls in love with dancer Sally O'Hara. His uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco forbids the marriage because she is a commoner... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Erich von Stroheim's masterpiece! more

Cast

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Mae Murray ... Sally O'Hara

John Gilbert ... Prince Danilo Petrovich
Roy D'Arcy ... Crown Prince Mirko
Josephine Crowell ... Queen Milena
George Fawcett ... King Nikita I
Tully Marshall ... Baron Sixtus Sadoja
Edward Connelly ... Baron Popoff (ambassador)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
137 min
Country:
USA
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Erich von Stroheim wanted his friend Norman Kerry to play Prince Danilo. The two had previously worked together on Merry-Go-Round (1923). more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in The Golden Age of Comedy (1957) more

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2 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Erich von Stroheim's masterpiece!, 25 September 1998
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Author: Patrick Sullivan (sullivpj@sce.com) from Los Angeles, California

This is the kind of silent film that is so enjoyable to watch. Huge budget with a great cast. In the climatic dance sequence, where the "Merry Widow" dances, both Clark Gable and Myrna Loy, both unknowns at the time, were extras.

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