Film

The Great Ziegfeld

1936 · 3h 5m · Music · Drama · Romance

The Sensation of the Century!

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

71%

Metacritic

69

At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend. This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows

William Powell

Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.

Myrna Loy

Billie Burke

Luise Rainer

Anna Held

Frank Morgan

Billings

Fanny Brice

Fannie Brice

Virginia Bruce

Audrey Dane

Reginald Owen

Sampston

Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger

Ernest Cossart

Sidney

Joseph Cawthorn

Dr. Ziegfeld

Nat Pendleton

Sandow

Dennis Morgan

Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number

Marcelle Corday

Marie

Robert Greig

Ziegfeld's Butler (uncredited)

Harriet Hoctor

Herself

Jean Chatburn

Mary Lou

• Robert Z. LeonardDirector
• William Anthony McGuireScreenplay
• Hunt StrombergProducer
• George J. FolseyDirector of Photography
• Karl FreundDirector of Photography
• Oliver T. MarshDirector of Photography
• Merritt B. GerstadDirector of Photography
• Ray JuneDirector of Photography
• Arthur LangeOriginal Music Composer
• William S. GrayEditor

The Great Ziegfeld Official Trailer #1 - Reginald Owen Movie (1936) HD

Release date

April 8, 1936

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

3h 5m

Rated

NR

Budget

$2,183,000

Revenue

$4,673,000

Genres

Music, Drama, Romance

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