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The Great Ziegfeld Reviews

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In MGM's three-hour-plus The Great Ziegfeld, William Powell stars as the titular theatrical impresario, whose show business empire begins when he stage-manages a tour for legendary strongman Sandow (Nat Pendleton). With nary a penny in the bank, he charms European stage star Anna Held (Luise Rainer) to headline his Follies, and .. Read more

Starring	William Powell, Myrna Loy, Frank Morgan, Fanny Brice
Director	Robert Z. Leonard
Genres	Music/Musical

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- Mammoth biopic which despite a few show-stopping numbers never takes off dramatically and becomes something of an endurance test; interesting, however, as a spectacular of its time.
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  Bring on the performing dogs
  
  This lasts 3 hours and you have to wait nearly an hour for the first song.
  
  The songs, when they do arrive, are mostly unremarkable; and though the ... read more »
  
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  - 04 Sep 2004 at 17:48
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  One of the best films I have ever seen.
  
  This is a wonderful film that lasts 3 hours but doesn't look long. The first 90 minutes is a comedy , after that it gets more serious and comes the great ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Dec 2009 at 10:28
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  AClassic Motion Picture
  
  A stupendous film in every way and a milestone of movie musicals.
  
  Some of the stage scenes are breathtaking and it's hard to believe that the ... read more »
  
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- - Alphonse
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  - 03 Oct 2009 at 15:20
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  Real showmanship
  
  It's easy to see why this was such a big hit with Depression audiences as it's probably one of the most extravagant things they ever saw. Using the ... read more »
  
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  - 01 Oct 2005 at 22:30
- - 3
  - 2
  Bring on the performing dogs
  
  This lasts 3 hours and you have to wait nearly an hour for the first song.
  
  The songs, when they do arrive, are mostly unremarkable; and though the ... read more »
  
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- - David Ions
  - London
  - 04 Sep 2004 at 17:48
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- - 3
  - 2
  Bring on the performing dogs
  
  This lasts 3 hours and you have to wait nearly an hour for the first song.
  
  The songs, when they do arrive, are mostly unremarkable; and though the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 17080
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - David Ions
  - London
  - 04 Sep 2004 at 17:48
- - 0
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  AClassic Motion Picture
  
  A stupendous film in every way and a milestone of movie musicals.
  
  Some of the stage scenes are breathtaking and it's hard to believe that the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 817283
- - Alphonse
  - 35 reviews
  - Richmond, England
  - 03 Oct 2009 at 15:20
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  One of the best films I have ever seen.
  
  This is a wonderful film that lasts 3 hours but doesn't look long. The first 90 minutes is a comedy , after that it gets more serious and comes the great ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 840753
- - a customer
  - London
  - 18 Dec 2009 at 10:28
- - 0
  - 1
  Real showmanship
  
  It's easy to see why this was such a big hit with Depression audiences as it's probably one of the most extravagant things they ever saw. Using the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 155799
- - RJNeb2
  - 774 reviews
  - London
  - 01 Oct 2005 at 22:30

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  In MGM's three-hour-plus The Great Ziegfeld, William Powell stars as the titular theatrical impresario, whose show business empire begins when he stage-manages a tour for legendary strongman Sandow (Nat Pendleton). With nary a penny in the bank, he charms European stage star Anna Held (Luise Rainer)...