The Great Waltz

Year: 1938

Runtime: 104 mins

Language: English

Director: Julien Duvivier

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A vibrant musical romance follows renowned composer Johann Strauss as his passionate infatuation with a beautiful singer threatens his marriage. Set against the glittering backdrop of 19th‑century Vienna, his soaring waltzes echo the intensity of love and the peril of risking everything for art.

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