| The Merry Widow | |
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| Directed by | Curtis Bernhardt |
| Written by | Victor Léon (libretto) Leo Stein (libretto) Sonya Levien William Ludwig |
| Based on | Die lustige Witwe 1905 operetta by Franz Lehár |
| Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
| Starring | Lana Turner Fernando Lamas |
| Cinematography | Robert Surtees |
| Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Music by | Jay Blackton (uncredited) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,417,000[1] |
| Box office | $4,500,000[1][2] |
The Merry Widow is a 1952 American film adaptation of the 1905 operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár. It starred Lana Turner (whose singing voice was dubbed by Trudy Erwin) and Fernando Lamas.
The film received two Oscar nominations: for Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Color (Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis, Arthur Krams) and Best Costume Design, Color.[3] Paul Francis Webster provided revised lyrics for a greatly abridged score of the operetta conducted by Jay Blackton.
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ See also 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954 and 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
- ^ "NY Times: The Merry Widow". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2008-12-21.