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Director:
Edmund Goulding
Writers:
Vicki Baum (novel)
William A. Drake (play)
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Release Date:
11 September 1932 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Thank The Stars For A Great Entertainment !
Plot:
Berlin's plushest, most expensive hotel is the setting where in the words of Dr. Otternschlag "People come... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Greta Garbo ... Grusinskaya - the Dancer

John Barrymore ... The Baron Felix von Gaigern

Joan Crawford ... Flaemmchen - the Stenographer

Wallace Beery ... General Director Preysing

Lionel Barrymore ... Otto Kringelein
Lewis Stone ... Doctor Otternschlag
Jean Hersholt ... Senf - the Porter
Robert McWade ... Meierheim (as Robert Mc Wade)
Purnell Pratt ... Zinnowitz (as Purnell B. Pratt)
Ferdinand Gottschalk ... Pimenov
Rafaela Ottiano ... Suzette
Morgan Wallace ... Chauffeur
Tully Marshall ... Gerstenkorn
Frank Conroy ... Rohna
Murray Kinnell ... Schweimann

Edwin Maxwell ... Dr. Waitz
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joan Barclay ... Young Girl in Lobby (uncredited)
Max Barwyn ... Hotel Guest / Gambler (uncredited)
Mary Carlisle ... Mrs. Hoffman - Young Honeymooner (uncredited)
John Davidson ... Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Herbert Evans ... Clerk (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Edmund Goulding ... Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Sherry Hall ... Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Allen Jenkins ... Hotel meat packer (uncredited)
Robert Lees ... Bellboy (uncredited)
Eric Mayne ... Gambler (uncredited)
Philo McCullough ... Hotel Guest / Gambler (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel ... Bartender (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Greta Meyer ... Housekeeper in Room 174 (uncredited)
Sarah Padden ... Chambermaid in Room 174 (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ... Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Edward Reinach ... Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Bodil Rosing ... Nurse helping old lady into elevator (uncredited)
Dick Rush ... Gendarme (uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan ... Hotel Guest in Bar (uncredited)
Leo White ... Hotel Porter (uncredited)
Florence Wix ... Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
Edmund Goulding 
 
Writing credits
Vicki Baum (novel and play "Menschen im Hotel")

William A. Drake (play "Grand Hotel")

William A. Drake (adaptation) uncredited

Béla Balázs  uncredited

Produced by
Irving Thalberg .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
William Axt (uncredited)
Charles Maxwell (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
William H. Daniels  (as William Daniels)
 
Film Editing by
Blanche Sewell 
 
Casting by
Benjamin Thau (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons 
 
Costume Design by
Adrian 
 
Makeup Department
Cecil Holland .... makeup department head (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles Dorian .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording director
Anstruther MacDonald .... sound engineer (uncredited)
Karl Zint .... sound (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Fred Archer .... still photographer (uncredited)
Milton Brown .... still photographer (uncredited)
A. Lindsley Lane .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Charles W. Riley .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Albert Scheving .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Mildred Shay .... singing voice: Greta Garbo (uncredited)
Herbert Stothart .... musical director (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Paul Bern .... supervisor (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
112 min (Turner library print)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Portugal:17 (original rating) | South Korea:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) | Norway:16 (1933) | Sweden:15 | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | New Zealand:PG | West Germany:16 | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/6 (DVD rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #2276-R: 13 May 1936 for re-release)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The quote "I want to be alone" spoken by Greta Garbo in this movie was listed at #30 in AFI List of Top 100 Quotes From U.S. Films. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Although correctly signed with licence plates starting with an "I" for Berlin, all the cars are right-steered. In Germany they drive on the right (and ever did so), so the wheels should be on the left. more
Quotes:
Dr. Otternschlag: Believe me, Mr. Kringelein, a man who is not with a woman is a dead man. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Apartment (1960) more
Soundtrack:
Morgenblätter (Morning Papers), Op. 279 more

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19 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
Lavish Early-Era Oscar-Winning Soap Opera, 6 May 2002
Author: tfrizzell from United States

A drunk doctor, an eccentric dancer, a high-class thief, a businessman, his mistress and a terminally-ill bookkeeper cross paths in "Grand Hotel", the Best Picture Oscar winner from 1932. One of the first true soap operas ever produced by Hollywood follows an array of colorful characters as they all stay at a luxury hotel in 1930s Germany. Sub-stories, amazing performances and a clever screenplay keep this very large film above water. The film is also a strange footnote in Oscar history as it was only nominated for Best Picture and won that honor. Edmund Goulding became only the second of three people to direct a Best Picture winner and not be nominated himself (William A. Wellman for "Wings" in 1928 and Bruce Beresford for "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1989 are the only other two). The all-star cast acts as an ensemble with John and Lionel Barrymore making the biggest impressions on the audience. 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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