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The Great Ziegfeld

1936 • 3h5m Music, Drama, Romance

Rating

6.3/10

Popularity

2

At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend. This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows

Details

Director

Robert Z. Leonard

Screenplay

William Anthony McGuire

Cast

William Powell

Myrna Loy

Luise Rainer

Release date

4/8/1936

Status

Released

Budget

$2,183,000

Revenue

$4,673,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

142