Product Details

• Actors: Bing Crosby, Joan Fontaine, Roland Culver, Lucile Watson, Richard Haydn
• Directors: Billy Wilder
• Writers: Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett
• Producers: Charles Brackett
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English, German
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount Pictures
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Run Time: 106 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303117759
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,094 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Charming Bing at his best in turn-of-the-century Vienna, October 4, 1999

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"jvmccauley" (San Carlos, Ca.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Emperor Waltz [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a great movie for husbands and wives to enjoy together. Bing is an American phonograph salesman who takes on the Austrian aristocracy with humor, charm and the character that is only Bing Crosby on the screen. Sets and costumes are also well done. It's a 40's musical that's light and melodious. So make some popcorn, sit down with someone you love and just enjoy the music and fun of it. Bing at least seems to be having a good time doing it.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Though co-starring dogs this is not a dog of a movie., October 29, 1999

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Derek W. Strahan ([e-mail]) (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Emperor Waltz [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Far from being the dog of a movie which some critics assert, Billy Wilder's indulgence in Tyrolean kitsch has enhanced entertainment value today, though made 40 years ago. Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine do, however, co-star with two dogs. The canine dalliance parallels that of their owners. Bing, in adversarial mode, engages with royalty in class-ridden old Vienna, an uppity phonograph salesman determined to sell virtual Strauss on disc to the aristocracy. A tense drama develops around the illicit love affair between Bing's mongrel pooch (aka HMV icon) and the pedigree poodle bitch belonging to Joan, who plays an Austrian Countess. Bing excels as the egalitarian common man, confirming his unacknowledged status as movie's first anti-hero (pre-dating Bogart). Joan convincingly modulates from aloof to alluring. The Emperor gets deeply involved, but don't worry. Bing DOES rescue the mongrel litter and (being himself an Irish-American mongrel) also wins the pedigree girl. Along the way he does some yodelling and also sings. This movie has a strong political message!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Emperor Waltz Via Amazon, January 8, 2008

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Mr. C. R. Deeks - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Emperor Waltz [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have searched for a very long time for two songs recorded by Bing Crosby. Those songs {I found out} were in the film "The Emperor Waltz".
Thanks to Amazon I not only heard the songs but saw a cracking good film as well. I recommend the film to those who like some escapism and the fantastic voice of Mr. Bing Crosby.