This is the background for the movie the red danube 1949, based on bruce marshalls 1947 novel vespers in vienna. Buy the red danube dvd full frame, remastered, manufactured on demand, mono sound at. The red danube is a 1949 english film stars walter pidgeon, george sidney, gina kaus, arthur wimperis, bruce marshall, carey wilson, miklos rozsa, charles rosher, james e. The red danube 1949 surviving cues from rozsas score to this postwwii drama are presented. Hooky nicobar, ethel barrymore mother superior, mother auxilia, peter lawford major john twingo mcphimister, angela lansbury audrey quail, janet leigh olga alexandrova maria buhlen, louis calhern colonel piniev, francis l. The red danube 1949 dvd walter pidgeon, janet leigh, peter lawford new. The red danube 1949 full movie download full hd youtube. Sullivan, melville cooper, robert coote, alan napier.
Walter davis pidgeon september 23, 1897 september 25, 1984 was a canadianamerican actor. Directed by george sidney produced by carey wilson written by bruce marshall gina kaus arthur wimperis starring walter pidgeon ethel barrymore peter lawford angela lansbury janet leigh music by. Walter pidgeon heads a fine cast in the red danube 1949, available on dvd from the warner archive. The red danube is a strong 1949 film about postwar europe, starring walter pidgeon, peter lawford, angela lansbury, janet leigh, and ethel barrymore. The film was based on the 1947 novel vespers in vienna by bruce marshall. Mar 27, 2020 share red danube 0883316451823 with angela lansbury dvd region 1 the listing youre looking for has ended. Buy the red danube movie posters from movie poster shop. The red danube 1949 ethel barrymore louis calhern walter.
Charles and i ran a rather odd movie two nights ago. Marias plight turns into a political tugofwar involving a british colonel walter pidgeon and a soviet colonel louis calhern. A few more titles have been added to the list including releases of the great flamarion released by vci as a dvdr. Miklos rozsas music is kept to a minimum, though, since director george sidney wanted to give the film a slight docu. Sure, it was intent on demonstrating that theres a big difference between red and red, white blue, but it also attempted to explore, however slightly, the role that allied acquiescence played in the postwar repatriation of soviet refugees. His duty is to aid the soviet authorities to repatriate citizens of the soviet union, many of whom prefer not to return to their home country. He earned two academy award for best actor nominations for his roles in mrs. Although mgm assigned an allstar cast to the red danube, including a big budget, the film was a commercial failure. The red danube 1949 janet leigh in the red danube 1949. I doubt the filmmakers left the mgm lot, but the movie captures a bleak, unsettled time in war. Jul 17, 2017 posts about 1949 written by box office madness.
The red danube 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Red danube, the 1949 movie clip at the gondola in ten. The red danube 1949 walter pidgeon, us region free dvd warner archive. The wellremembered setting and the evocative location photography almost makes one hear the strains of anton karass zither in the background. The red danube full frame, remastered, manufactured on. Released 1949, the red danube stars walterpidgeon, ethelbarrymore, peterlawford, angelalansbury the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 59 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Comments the red danube could be grouped among cold war dramas and anticommunist propaganda, but its really a film that captures the changing views of allied namely british and u. The harvey girls 1946 official trailer judy garland movie. The red danube has been added to your cart add to cart. One of the more palatable of hollywoods anticommunist tracts of the late 1940searly 1950s was mgms the red danube. The red danube 1949 ethel barrymore louis calhern walter pidgeon. I feel the red danube, set in rome and vienna, fits into the european postwar film noir subgenre also occupied by films such as berlin express 1948 or the devil makes three 1952.
In this anticommunist tract, janet leigh plays maria buhlen, an eastern bloc ballerina who. Of course, the red danube can only suffer by comparison with that other cold war espionage thriller from 1949 set in occupied vienna, carol reeds adaptation of graham greenes the third man. The red danube 1949 1014 1949 us drama, war, romance 1h 59m user score. The ister 2004, an avantgarde documentary by david barison and daniel ross, brings into relief the life of philosopher martin heidegger, warts and all, while the film travels the danube. The red danube, produced by mgm in 1949 and set mostly in vienna during the allied occupation after world war ii, when austria like germany was divided into four zones, each run by one of the great powers that had ended up on the winning side in the war. The red danube 1949 assigned to repatriate soviet nationals from vienna after world war ii, col. Reckless moment, the 1949 columbia pictures dvd r2 uk red danube, the 1949 mgm red house, the 1947 dvd alpha.
Pidgeon also starred in many films such as how green was my valley 1941, the bad and the beautiful 1952, forbidden planet 1956, voyage to the bottom of the sea 1961, advise. Le film a ete produit avec une excellente qualite graphique, meilleur qualite du son et les plus beaux meilleurs acteurs. Hooky nicobar, who was given the difficult task of repatriating russians in postworld war ii vienna in the drama film the red danube 1949. The red danubes drama comes from the story by novelist bruce marshall, adroitly tackles. One is the agreement among the allies to repatriate people to their native countries after the war. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Complete annual us box office top 85 chart of 1949. The cruelty and inhumanity of communism is on full display this movie. Official trailer louis calhern, ann harding movie hd duration. Today she saw a russian car complete with russian soldiers and she knew immediately that she could never go back to her apartment.
While they talk, a russian truck filled with soldiers comes to the front of the. The red danube movie posters from movie poster shop. Assigned to repatriate soviet nationals from vienna after world war ii, col. Want to help cineaste sustain its indepth, comprehensive coverage. The red danube original theatrical trailer youtube. Janet leigh plays maria buhlen, an eastern bloc ballerina who seeks political asylum in the britishoccupied zone of vienna. He also starred as chip collyer in the comedy weekend at the waldorf 1945 and later as colonel michael s. Sullivan colonel humphrey blinker omicron, melville cooper. Watch the red danube full movie in hd visit a russian ballerina in vienna tries to flee kgb agents and defect. Red danube 0883316451823 with angela lansbury dvd region 1. Newcom, ethel barrymore, peter lawford, angela lansbury, janet leigh, louis calhern, francis l.
The red danube 1949 stream and watch online moviefone. Shortly after the end of world war ii, british colonel michael s. Hooky nicobar walter pidgeon is assigned to a unit in the british zone of vienna. A russian ballerina in vienna tries to flee kgb agents and defect. Also soon to be released from vci is bury me dead 1947 an eagle lions film possibly as a double feature with the chase 1946 presently i believe, only available from alpha great film but a dreadful presentation. Parts of the film contain roman and viennese locations, but the interior sets were likely shot in hollywood, so there arent many scenes capturing a devastated vienna, as carol reed managed so well in the third man 1949. Watch the red danube full movie in hd visit movie 36633 a russian ballerina in vienna tries to flee kgb agents and defect. The red danube 1949 10141949 us drama, war, romance 1h 59m user score. Directed by george sidney produced by carey wilson written by bruce marshall gina kaus arthur wimperis starring walter pidgeon ethel. The red danube 1949 letterboxd social film discovery. Red danube, the 1949 movie clip are you keen on the.
Mgms the red danube 1949 was one of several anticommunist films produced by hollywood in the aftermath of world war ii. In the film industry, the purgatorial passage lasted until producerstar kirk douglas insisted that spartacus. These films dramatized history as it unfolded, capturing reallife fears of communism and fortifying cold war tensions in the united states. All the kings men won the academy award for best picture.
With walter pidgeon, ethel barrymore, peter lawford, angela lansbury. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1949. Score recorded april 4, 5, june 7, 14, 15 and 16, 1949. The red danube s drama comes from the story by novelist bruce marshall, adroitly tackles communism on two fronts the human and the religious. The red danube passed 1h 59min drama, romance, war 14 october 1949 usa shortly after the end of world war ii, british colonel michael s. Modern audiences will likely view the red danube as little more than an anticommunist film, but it actually had somewhat loftier intentions.
The red danube is a film directed by george sidney with walter pidgeon. The red danubes drama comes from the story by novelist bruce marshall, adroitly tackles communism on two fronts the human and the religious. In the red danube from the novel vespers in vienna by bruce marshall, metro aims a haymaker at soviet repatriation methods in europe and general communist ideology, but the punch lands short of. In this anticommunist tract, janet leigh plays maria buhlen, an eastern bloc ballerina who seeks political asylum in the britishoccupied zone of vienna. Jan 21, 2018 walter pidgeon heads a fine cast in the red danube 1949, available on dvd from the warner archive. The red danube is a 1949 american drama film directed by george sidney and starring walter pidgeon.