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Summary
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Comfort watch
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 89Audiences 74GoodWatch 81
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10099Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1934
November 2, 1934
92 years ago
Genres
ComedyMusicRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
United States
Academy Awards1935
- Production Design1935Won
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
58 people
Maurice ChevalierCount Danilo
Jeanette MacDonaldMadame Sonia / Fifi
Edward Everett HortonAmbassador Popoff
Una MerkelQueen Dolores
George BarbierKing Achmet
Minna GombellMarcelle
Ruth ChanningLulu
Sterling HollowayOrderly
Donald MeekValet
Herman BingZizipoff- JAJacklyn AlexanderMinor Role (uncredited)
Lona AndreMaid to Sonia (uncredited)- AAAlyce ArdellMaxim Girl (uncredited)
Henry ArmettaTurk (uncredited)- ZBZita BacaMaxim Girl (uncredited)
- FBFlorine BaileMaxim Girl (uncredited)
Barbara BarondessMaxim Girl (uncredited)
George BaxterAmbassador (uncredited)- CKCosmo Kyrle BellewEscort (uncredited)
Sheila BromleySonia's Maid (uncredited)
Tyler BrookeEscort (uncredited)
Kathleen BurkePrisoner (uncredited)- ABA.S. ByronDoorman (uncredited)
Richard CarleDefense Attorney (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Ernst Lubitsch Director, Producer
- Joseph M. Newman Assistant Director
Writing · 6
- Ernest Vajda Screenplay
- Samson Raphaelson Screenplay
- Gus Kahn Lyricist
- Lorenz Hart Lyricist
- Leo Stein Book
- Viktor Léon Book
Production · 1
- Irving Thalberg Producer
Camera · 2
- Oliver T. Marsh Director of Photography
- Elmer Russell Ball Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Frances Marsh Editor
Sound · 1
- Franz Lehár Songs
Art · 2
- Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
- Fredric Hope Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Robert J. Schiffer Makeup Artist
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