| The Merry Widow | |
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| Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Written by | Libretto: Victor Léon Leo Stein Screenplay: Ernest Vajda Samson Raphaelson Marcel Achard (French version) |
| Based on | The Merry Widow 1905 operetta by Franz Lehár Victor Léon (libretto) Leo Stein (libretto) |
| Produced by | Irving Thalberg Ernst Lubitsch |
| Starring | Maurice Chevalier Jeanette MacDonald |
| Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
| Edited by | Frances Marsh (English) Adrienne Fazan (French) |
| Music by | Franz Lehár |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English French (separate versions) |
| Budget | $1,605,000[1] |
| Box office | $2.8 million (worldwide rentals)[1] |
The Merry Widow is a 1934 film adaptation of the 1905 operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár. The film was directed and produced by Ernst Lubitsch and stars Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald. A French-language version was produced at the same time and released in France the same year as La veuve joyeuse. Lorenz Hart and Gus Kahn wrote new English lyrics for some of Lehar's songs under the musical direction of Herbert Stothart.