| The Emperor Waltz | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Billy Wilder |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Charles Brackett |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | George Barnes |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
| Music by | Victor Young |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.8 million[1] |
| Box office | $4 million (U.S. and Canada rentals) [2][3] |
The Emperor Waltz (German: Ich küsse Ihre Hand, Madame) is a 1948 American musical film directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine.[4][5] Written by Wilder and Charles Brackett, the film is about a brash American gramophone salesman in Austria at the turn of the twentieth century who tries to convince Emperor Franz Joseph to buy a gramophone so the product will gain favor with the Austrian people. The Emperor Waltz was inspired by a real-life incident involving Franz Joseph I of Austria. Filmed in Jasper National Park in Canada,[6] the picture premiered in London, Los Angeles, and New York in the spring of 1948, and was officially released in the United States July 2, 1948. In 1949, the film received Academy Award nominations for Best Costume Design and Best Music, as well as a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Written American Musical.[7]
- ^ JOSEPH W. TAYLOR (July 21, 1947). "Biggest Film Firm: Paramount's Puzzler: Will Attendance Slide Be Brief or Prolonged?". Wall Street Journal. p. 1.
- ^ "Top Grossers of 1948". Variety. January 5, 1949. p. 46. Retrieved 2022-06-08 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "All-Time Top Grossers". Variety. Vol. 233, no. 7. January 8, 1964. p. 69. ISSN 0042-2738.
- ^ Bookbinder 1977, p. 179.
- ^ The Emperor Waltz at IMDb
- ^ "Locations for The Emperor Waltz". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ^ "Awards for The Emperor Waltz". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 1, 2012.