The Merry Widow

A frothy, high-spirited gem based on Franz Lehar's operetta.
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item number:  37997
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DVD-R Details

  • ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 1.37:1
  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 39 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
  • Released: May 28, 2013
  • Originally Released: 1934
  • Label: Warner Archive Collection (MOD)

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 577
Everybody's old favorite brought strictly up to date by Ernst Lubitsch, and very brightly acted, danced and sung by Maurice Chevalier and Jeannette MacDonald. Full Review
Maclean's Magazine
Oct 11, 2019
Rating: B+ -- Lubitsch's charming operetta, based on Franz Lehar's popular work, features great star turns by Maurice Chevalier and Jeannette MacDonald in their last teaming together. Full Review
EmanuelLevy.Com
Feb 3, 2011
Rating: B -- The chemistry between stars Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald seems as tasty as a French pastry. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Jan 30, 2006
Rating: 3/5 -- The Lubitsch touch is in full swing here. A gem.
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Nov 4, 2002
Rating: 4/5 -- Not Lubitsch's best, but still Lubitsch
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Aug 21, 2002
As directed by Ernst Lubitsch, this has its brighter touches, but underneath them all, it's still the same old hokum and I am pretty tired of it. Full Review
Vanity Fair
Jun 6, 2019

Description by OLDIES.com:

Jeanette MacDonald is Sonia, a bubbly widow who owns 52% of every cow and cowtown in the tiny European country of Marshovia. When she relocates to glittery Paris, suave ladies' man Captain Danilo (Maurice Chevalier) sets out in hot pursuit. His mission: avert his homeland's financial ruin by bringing Sonia back on the wings of love.

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  • Sales Rank: 20,260
  • UPC: 883316734407
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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