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The Great Ziegfeld

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The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

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Average Rating:6.5/10

Consensus: This biopic is undeniably stylish, but loses points for excessive length, an overreliance on clichés, and historical inaccuracies.

Runtime: 3 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: This movie still sets the standard for what musicals should be. The larger-than-life career of stage genius Florenz Ziegfeld is aptly celebrated in this marvelous musical biography. As if the big... This movie still sets the standard for what musicals should be. The larger-than-life career of stage genius Florenz Ziegfeld is aptly celebrated in this marvelous musical biography. As if the big story and all-star cast weren't enough, they threw in such unforgettable tunes as "If You Knew Susie," "Shine on Harvest Moon," and "A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody." [More]

Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Fanny Brice, Luise Rainer

Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Fanny Brice, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Virginia Bruce, Reginald Owen, Dennis Morgan, Nat Pendleton, Ernest Cossart, Robert Greig, Harriet Hoctor, Gilda Gray, Leon Errol

Director: Robert Z. Leonard

Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Producer: Hunt Stromberg
Screenwriter: William Anthony McGuire
Composer: Arthur Lange

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