The Great Ziegfeld
- Original title
- The Great Ziegfeld
- Year
- 1936
- Running time
- 176 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- William Powell
- Myrna Loy
- Luise Rainer
- Frank Morgan
- Fannie Brice
- Virginia Bruce
- Reginald Owen
- Ray Bolger
- Ernest Cossart
- Nat Pendleton
- Harriet Hoctor
- Joseph Cawthorne
- Dennis O'Keefe
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Musical | Biography
- Synopsis
- At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Flo Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more successful neighbor Billings, and steals his girlfriend to boot. This pattern is repeated throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever bigger, more spectacular shows (sections of which appear in the film). French revue star Anna Held becomes his first wife, but it's not easy being married to the man who "glorified the American girl." Late in life, now married to Billie Burke, he seems to be all washed up, but...
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- Awards
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1936: 3 Academy Awards: Best Movie, Actress (Luise Rainer), Choreography. 7 Nominations1936: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actress (Luise Rainer)
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