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Melba (1953)

Melba poster
Directed by
Lewis Milestone
Genre
biographical film, musical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 52m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the story of Australian soprano Nellie Melba's rise to fame as an opera singer. It follows her career from Australia to the world stage.

biographicalmusicaldramaticnostalgictriumphantelegantinspiringreflective

What happens

Melba is a 1953 musical biopic drama film of the life of Australian soprano Nellie Melba, written by Harry Kurnitz and directed by Lewis Milestone for Horizon Pictures, marking the film debut of the Metropolitan Opera's Patrice Munsel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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