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The Great Ziegfeld
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Genre | Musicals & Performing Arts/Musicals, Drama |
Format | Multiple Formats, Black & White, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC |
Contributor | Frank Morgan, Fanny Brice, Ray Bolger, Joseph Cawthorn, Robert Z. Leonard, Ernest Cossart, Hunt Stromberg, Reginald Owen, Myrna Loy, William Powell, Luise Rainer, Virginia Bruce See more |
Initial release date | 2010-11-09 |
Language | English |
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America's most famous showman, promoter and enduring entertainment icon--a man who dominated Broadway theater for decades--The Great Ziegfeld. William Powell and Myrna Loy (The Thin Man films) star as Flo Ziegfeld and his second wife, Billie Burke, who played Glinda the good witch in The Wizard of Oz. This Academy Award-winning film interweaves the life of the promoter--from his start promoting his first wife, the beautiful Anna Held (Luise Rainer), through decades of legendary Broadway Follies revues and his discovery of such stars as Fanny Brice and Will Rogers--with re-creations of Ziegfeld's lavish musical stage productions.
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Documentary: Ziegfeld on Film - all-new making-of documentary Newsreel: Vintage movie premiere newsreel
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
- Item model number : WHV1000163742DVD
- Director : Robert Z. Leonard
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Black & White, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
- Run time : 3 hours and 6 minutes
- Release date : November 9, 2010
- Actors : William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan, Fanny Brice
- Subtitles: : English, French, Spanish
- Producers : Hunt Stromberg
- Language : English (Mono)
- Studio : Warner Home Video
- ASIN : B0045HCIZO
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #51,434 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #8,255 in Drama DVDs
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2017Hollywood had a history of making bloated, boring extravaganzas in the past and this could have been just one more, but this time everything fell into place. It deserved its four Academy Award wins, including Best Picture and the enormous success it had with the public. Its three hour running time only drags a bit near the end, But then wraps itself up quickly. Because it was about Florenz Ziegfeld, a man who took living large to new extremes, it simply had to be a big and lavish film. It was directed by Robert z. Leonard, who had directed many of the MacDonald-Eddy musicals.
The cast is one of the film's greatest assets. William Powell is in one of his his best roles here, his natural warmth and charm energizing the entire production and carrying the film which was no mean feat. Luise Rainer's Anna Held is charming, vulnerable and sympathetic. Old pro Frank Morgan is fine as Ziegfeld's competitor and friend Jack Billings, the one imaginary character among the principals. Myrna Loy wisely chose just to be her charming self as Ziegfeld's second wife, Billie Burke instead of imitating her unique mannerisms. Burke was going to play herself in the original conception of the film at Universal, but when MGM took it over (it was too expensive for Universal) they wanted a better known star. Besides, Ziegfeld met Miss Burke when she was 26 and by this time she was 51, while Myrna Loy was 30. Nat Pendleton, the former Olympic medal-winning wrestler, played Sandow and would later play lieutenant Guild in two of the Thin Man pictures. Reginald Owen, as usual is the perfect English butler and Herman Bing makes the most as Ziegfeld's eternally flustered costumer.
The script is what you would expect of a Thirties film, with many saccharine moments, but it never overdoes it too much, not even in the famous "telephone scene". For a Hollywood biopic is actually stays fairly close to many events in Ziegfeld's life, and certainly to his extravagant spirit. His father really did found a music conservatory in Chicago, and he really did get his start with strongman Sandow at the 1896 Chicago World's Fair. He did find Anna held in London and did promote her in New York with shameless publicity stunts. His ceaseless womanizing was sanitized for the film but did have a long affair with Follies star Lillian Lorraine, an erratic, irresponsible woman thinly disguised here as Audrey Dane (played by Virginia Bruce). It was actually Anna who suggested doing a follies show similar to the Folies Bergere in Paris, somehow not realizing she was putting a kid in a candy store. He did marry Billie Burke, His habit of giving extravagant gifts and sending telegrams to people who were nearby are well documented.The script had a few nice touches that could almost go unnoticed: men, like those from the barber shop incident mispronounce his name as Mr. "Ziegfield" (a common error) when he presents them with tickets, but those who actually know him call him Ziegfeld.
The musical numbers were wisely kept to just a few, preventing the film from becoming a vaudeville show. The two main numbers, the extraordinary "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" number and the Midnight Frolic on the roof of the New Amsterdam are back to back, seeming to overstuff the film's middle, but were separated by an intermission in theaters. The only misstep was cutting Fanny Brice off just as she begins her signature song, My Man. What were they thinking? I'd have much rather had that number in instead of the dog and pony show that occurs later in the film. The film rightfully won the best Dance Direction Oscar for the Pretty Girl production, one of the most famous musical scenes in Thirties film, with its elaborate costumes and staging and its mix of Dvorak, Liszt, Johann Strauss, Mascagni and Gershwin.
If you want to give it a try, set some time aside and enjoy this great epic musical of the Thirties.
Trivia fact: One of the Ziegfeld girls in the film was played by Patricia Ryan, the future Pat Nixon.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2024Great movie story with plenty of scene changes to keep boredom out. Acting is great with a very good selection of premium actors. Story line is easy to follow and gives great insight what it took to build Ziegfeld.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2025William Powell does a wonderful job playing Ziegfeld. This is an entertaining movie showcasing a bygone era. It is a bit long but keeps the viewer engaged.
I would have enjoyed it even more so if the dvd I received worked properly. It froze up several times in the middle of the movie. I had to skip forward to see the rest.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2009In the course of my reading I have come across a great many references to Florenz Ziegfeld and his legendary "Ziegfeld Follies". But I knew precious little about them. It seems that for three decades between 1907 and 1936 Flo Ziegfeld's lavish productions were all the rage on Broadway. And why wouldn't they be? The list of stars who performed in these shows reads like a "who's who" of show business during this period. Recently, I came across a VHS copy of the epic three hour 1936 film "The Great Ziegfeld" at my local library. It turns out that "The Great Ziegfeld" is not only a biography of this show business icon but the film also offers you an incredible opportunity to relax in your living room and sample the best of the what the Follies had to offer all those years ago. What you will discover is that these extravaganzas were postively "stunning". There has never been anything else quite like the "Follies" before or since.
For me, what was really neat about watching "The Great Ziegfeld" was the opporunity to partake of actual performances by such legendary figures as Al Jolson, Will Rogers, Fanny Brice and the song and dance man Ray Bolger (later the 'Tin Man' in the "Wizard of Oz"). It easy to see why these folks were such crowd pleasers in their day. But it was not just the so-called "stars" that made "Ziegfeld Follies" so special. It was was the lavish sets and the cadre of beautiful girls who would appear in each show. Literally hundreds of beautiful girls! These shows truly were spectacular in every way! And although this film was made more than 70 years ago I was glued to my TV the entire time.
As I mentioned earlier, the film also doubles as a biography of Flo Ziegfeld....well, sort of. The producers take liberal amounts of literary license with his life story. We do learn that Flo will spare no expense to make sure that his shows are the most ostentatious productions on Broadway. This penchant for lavish spending will land Flo in the poor house on more than one occasion. "The Great Ziegfeld" also focuses on Flo's personal life including his long-time common-law marriage to the Polish born performer Anna Held (played by Luise Rainer) and his subsequent marriage to actress Billie Burke (played by Myrna Loy). Indeed, I would be remiss if I failed to mention the outstanding music in this film by Walter Donaldson and the great Irving Berlin.
"The Great Zeigfeld" won three Academy Awards in 1936 and was nominated for four more. Kudos to William Powell for a splendid performance as Flo Ziegfeld. I found this to be an outstanding film on so many levels. It is a movie that I could watch again and again. Highly recommended!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2024The movie on Blu-Ray has never looked better. A three-hour movie from Hollywood in 1936 had not been done since Griffith's INTOLERANCE, but MGM did it with this movie, complete with an intermission, and before GWTW. No, it's not aiming for art, but for entertainment, and in that respect, it still succeeds, making for a watchable and rewatchable fun. Of course it paints an ice cream lathered bio of the actual Flo Ziegfeld, but with a charmer like William Powell, it's easy to forgive how many of the unflattering facts it avoids in what is really a hagiography. Too bad there's no audio commentary, but there are special features, that were first accomplished with the DVD edition, that are thankfully included here as well. Enjoy!
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MariaReviewed in Mexico on August 17, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Gran clásico ganador del Premio Oscar por fin restaurado en Blu-Ray!
Soy fan de las películas ganadoras del Premio Oscar a "Mejor Película" y cuando supe que Warner Archive Collection había restaurado en formato Blu-Ray, el clásico de 1936 "The Great Ziegfeld" ó "El Gran Ziegfeld", la compré de inmediato.
Se ve espectacular, mejor que nunca, con una calidad de imagen fuera de serie.
Llegó rápido y en perfectas condiciones, y la encontré en oferta por el Prime Day 2024!
El único inconveniente es que no trae subtítulos en español solo en inglés
MariaGran clásico ganador del Premio Oscar por fin restaurado en Blu-Ray!
Reviewed in Mexico on August 17, 2024
Se ve espectacular, mejor que nunca, con una calidad de imagen fuera de serie.
Llegó rápido y en perfectas condiciones, y la encontré en oferta por el Prime Day 2024!
El único inconveniente es que no trae subtítulos en español solo en inglés
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Biscaro DavideReviewed in Italy on January 5, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimi
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canon ballReviewed in France on June 17, 2017
3.0 out of 5 stars sandow
Eugene sandow a été le plus bel athlète du monde fin 1800 il reste encore méconnu par une partie de la population non initiée a la culture physique ce Prussien a tournée avec cette troupe !
- Queen BabyReviewed in Canada on May 30, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
great movie
- David Maurice SimpsonReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2024
4.0 out of 5 stars Picture Perfect from Warner Bros.
Region free blu-ray. Picture virtually flawless for a 1936 film. Sound could be better. At 3 hours 10 mins long, including overture, intermission and exit music, it's a bit long. Narrative could have been shortened. However, music sections can be accessed directly if you prefer. Dance and music sections are spectacular and would have been fantastic in colour.