The Merry Widow

Movie · Romance · Comedy

The kingdom of Marshovia is so small that one of its richest citizens, Madame Sonia (Jeanette MacDonald), is responsible for paying more than half of its taxes. Understandably, when she runs away to Paris and takes her money with her, it means disaster for the tiny country. In order to prevent a government collapse, King Achmet (George Barbier) dispatches dashing Count Danilo (Maurice Chevalier) to win back Sonia's allegiance and restore the nation to prosperity.

1934 · 1h 39m
Director Ernst Lubitsch

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The Merry Widow

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The kingdom of Marshovia is so small that one of its richest citizens, Madame Sonia (Jeanette MacDonald), is responsible for paying more than half of its taxes. Understandably, when she runs away to Paris and takes her money with her, it means disaster for the tiny country. In order to prevent a government collapse, King Achmet (George Barbier) dispatches dashing Count Danilo (Maurice Chevalier) to win back Sonia's allegiance and restore the nation to prosperity.

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1934
Run Time
1 hr 39 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC), Spanish (Spain)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.