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Rhapsody

Rhapsody

Rhapsody

Rhapsody

M-G-M's Magnificent Drama of Music and Romance

1954•1h 55m•

★6.6(28 ratings)

DramaMusicRomance

Overview

A rich, young beauty, Louise Durant, follows the man she loves and hopes to marry to Zurich where he studies violin at the conservatory. A piano student at the conservatory falls madly in love with Louise. The violinist loves his music first and Louise second. The pianist loves Louise first and his music second. Louise must ultimately choose which man she wants.

Director

Writers

Michael Kanin, Fay Kanin

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Main Cast

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Louise Durant

Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

Paul Bronte

John Ericson

John Ericson

James Guest

Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

Nicholas Durant

Michael Chekhov

Michael Chekhov

Prof. Schuman

Barbara Bates

Barbara Bates

Effie Cahill

Richard Hageman

Richard Hageman

Bruno Fürst

Richard Lupino

Richard Lupino

Otto Krafft

Celia Lovsky

Celia Lovsky

Frau Sigerlist

Stuart Whitman

Stuart Whitman

Dove

Madge Blake

Madge Blake

Mrs. Cahill

Jack Raine

Jack Raine

Edmund Streller

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Charles Vidor

Writing

Novel: Henry Handel Richardson
Adaptation: Ruth Goetz
Adaptation: Augustus Goetz
Writer: Michael Kanin
Writer: Fay Kanin

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Harry Jackson

Keywords

violinist

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "M-G-M's Magnificent Drama of Music and Romance"

#2

The runtime is 115 minutes (1h 55m).

#3

The film was directed by Charles Vidor.

#4

The screenplay was written by Michael Kanin and Fay Kanin.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Harry Jackson.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0047408.

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Rating

6.6/10

Good

28 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Rhapsody

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer