The Emperor Waltz
Bing hits the high notes! Joan hits the love notes! You'll hit a happy note... in this king-sized muscial wonder!
1948 | 106m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Billy Wilder |
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| Writer: | Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett |
| Staring: |
| A brash American gramophone salesman tries to get Emperor Franz Joseph's endorsement in turn-of-the-century Austria. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 02, 1948 |
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| Director: | Billy Wilder |
| Writer: | Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music, Romance |
| Keywords | vienna, austria, traveling salesman |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $8,000,000
Budget: $3,800,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bing Crosby | Virgil Smith |
| Joan Fontaine | Johanna Augusta Franziska |
| Roland Culver | Baron Holenia |
| Lucile Watson | Princesse Bitotska |
| Richard Haydn | l'empereur François-Joseph |
| Harold Vermilyea | Chamberlain |
| Sig Ruman | Dr. Zwieback |
| Julia Dean | Archduchess Stephanie |
| Bert Prival | Chauffeur |
| Alma Macrorie | Inn Proprietress |
| Roberta Jonay | Chambermaid |
| John Goldsworthy |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Billy Wilder | Director, Writer |
| Ed Henderson | Still Photographer |
| Fred True | Grip |
| Gile Steele | Costume Designer |
| George Barnes | Director of Photography |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Paul Huldschinsky | Set Decoration |
| Hugh Brown | Production Manager |
| Stanley Cooley | Sound |
| John Cope | Sound |
| Charles Brackett | Writer |
| Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Billy Daniel | Choreographer |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Franz Bachelin | Art Direction |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Charles Brackett | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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