Rating: NR
Genre: Musical
Release Date: 02/03/2004
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 185 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video

In MGM's three-hour-plus The Great Ziegfeld, William Powell stars as the titular theatrical impresario, whose show business empire begins when he stage-manages a tour for legendary strongman Sandow (Nat Pendleton). With nary a penny in the bank, he charms European stage star Anna Held (Luise Rainer) to headline his "Follies", and later marries the luscious Ms. Held. From 1907 onward, Ziegfeld stages annual editions of Broadway's most fabulous revue, dedicated to "Glorifying the American Girl" but also giving ample time to develop the comic talents of Fanny Brice (played by herself), Will Rogers, Eddie Cantor and many others. Eventually, Ziegfeld abandons Ms. Held in favor of other beauties, setting the stage for the "telephone scene" which won Luise Rainer the first of her Oscars.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
William Powell - Florenz Ziegfeld
Myrna Loy - Billie Burke
Luise Rainer - Anna Held
Frank Morgan - Billings
Fanny Brice - Herself
Virginia Bruce - Audrey Lane
Reginald Owen - Sampston
Ray Bolger - Himself
Ernest Cossart - Sidney
Joseph Cawthorn - Dr. Ziegfeld
Nat Pendleton - Sandow
Harriet Hoctor - Herself
Jean Chatburn - Mary Lou
Paul Irving - Erlanger
Herman Bing - Schutz
Charles Judels - Pierre
Marcelle Corday - Marie
Raymond Walburn - Sage
A.A. Trimble - Will Rogers
Buddy Doyle - Eddie Cantor
Suzanne Kaaren - Miss Blair
Joan Holland - Patricia Ziegfeld

Production:
Robert Z. Leonard - Director
Robert Z. Leonard Hunt Stromberg - Producer
William S. Gray - Editor
William Anthony McGuire Anthony William McGuire - Screen Writer
Cedric Gibbons - Art Director
Seymour Felix - Choreography
George Folsey - Cinematographer
Karl W. Freund - Cinematographer
Merritt B. Gerstad - Cinematographer
Oliver Marsh - Cinematographer
Ray June - Cinematographer
Adrian - Costume Designer
Anna Held - Featured Music
Giacomo Puccini - Featured Music
Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Featured Music
Art Lange - Musical Direction/Supervision
Eddie Imazu - Production Designer
Edwin B. Willis - Production Designer
Buddy G. DeSylva - Songwriter
Channing Pollock - Songwriter
Con Conrad - Songwriter
Dave Stamper - Songwriter
George Gershwin - Songwriter
Gus Kahn - Songwriter
Harold Adamson - Songwriter
Henri Christine - Songwriter
Herb Magidson - Songwriter
Irving Berlin - Songwriter
Jerome Kern - Songwriter
Joseph Meyer - Songwriter
Maurice Yvain - Songwriter
Rudolf Friml - Songwriter
Vincent Scotto - Songwriter
Walter Donaldson - Songwriter
Tierney and McCarthy - Songwriter

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