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The Great Ziegfeld
"The Sensation of the Century!"
1936 • 3h 5m • ★ 6.3 (139 votes) Released
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
Director
Robert Z. Leonard
Screenplay
William Anthony McGuire
Rating
6.3
Runtime
185 min
Budget
$2.2M
Revenue
$4.7M
Profit/Loss
+2.5M
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerTop Billed Cast
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Keywords
biographybased on true storyproducerbroadwaymusical revue19th century20th centurybased on real personimpresario
