The Merry Widow

Summary

The Merry Widow is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Merry Widow received the Academy Award for Best Production Design^[3].
• The Merry Widow's image is recorded as The Merry Widow (1934) trailer 2.jpg^[4].
• The Merry Widow's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• The Merry Widow's director is recorded as Ernst Lubitsch^[6].
• The Merry Widow's screenwriter is recorded as Marcel Achard^[7].
• The Merry Widow's screenwriter is recorded as Ernst Lubitsch^[8].
• The Merry Widow's screenwriter is recorded as Ernest Vajda^[9].
• The Merry Widow's screenwriter is recorded as Samson Raphaelson^[10].
• The Merry Widow's screenwriter is recorded as Q723648^[11].
• The Merry Widow's composer is recorded as Herbert Stothart^[12].
• The Merry Widow's genre is recorded as romantic comedy^[13].
• The Merry Widow's genre is recorded as musical film^[14].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Maurice Chevalier^[15].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Jeanette MacDonald^[16].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Edward Everett Horton^[17].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Una Merkel^[18].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as George Barbier^[19].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Minna Gombell^[20].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Sterling Holloway^[21].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Donald Meek^[22].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Herman Bing^[23].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Henry Armetta^[24].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Gino Corrado^[25].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Billy Gilbert^[26].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Rolfe Sedan^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Irving Thalberg^[28] and Ernst Lubitsch^[29]. The Merry Widow's director is recorded as Ernst Lubitsch^[6]. Screenwriters include Marcel Achard^[7], Ernst Lubitsch^[8], Ernest Vajda^[9], Samson Raphaelson^[10], and Q723648^[11]. Cast members include Maurice Chevalier^[15], Jeanette MacDonald^[16], Edward Everett Horton^[17], Una Merkel^[18], George Barbier^[19], and Minna Gombell^[20].

Publication

The Merry Widow's publication date is recorded as +1934-01-01T00:00:00Z^[30]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[31]. Genres include romantic comedy^[13] and musical film^[14].

Reception

The Merry Widow received the Academy Award for Best Production Design^[3]. Reviews include 7.4/10^[32] and 90%^[33].

Why It Matters

The Merry Widow ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

FAQs

What awards did The Merry Widow receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Production Design^[3].