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1934 Musical romantic comedy
1h 39min
Sonia, a bubbly widow who owns most of Marshovia, relocates to Paris. Captain Danilo (Maurice Chevalier), a suave ladies man, pursues her to avert his homeland's financial ruin by winning her back through love, which takes a delirious course amid rapturous music and the swirling Merry Widow Waltz.
| Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Written by | Ernest Vajda, Samson Raphaelson, Viktor Léon, Leo Stein, Marcel Achard, Lorenz Hart, Ernst Lubitsch |
| Company | MGMRegal FilmsRegal Films |
| Original title | The Merry Widow |
| Original lang. | English, French |
| Country | USA |