The Merry Widow (1907)

Original title

Den glada änkan

Directed by

Albin Roosval

Genre

dance film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

5 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent Swedish film from 1907 that adapts Franz Lehar's operetta The Merry Widow. It runs about four minutes and shows dance scenes from the story.

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What happens

Den glada änkan je švédský němý film z roku 1907. Producentem je Albin Roosval (1878–1948). Film trvá zhruba 4 minuty a premiéru měl 28. srpna 1907 v kině Apollo ve Stockholmu. Jedná se o filmovou adaptaci operety Veselá vdova (1905) od Franze Lehára (1870–1948). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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