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{{short description|1941 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = The Great Awakening
| name = The Great Awakening
| image =
| image = The_Great_Awakening_(1941_film).jpg
| caption =
| caption = Spanish theatrical poster
| director = [[Reinhold Schünzel]]
| director = [[Reinhold Schünzel]]
| producer = [[Douglas MacLean]]<br>William Sekely<br>[[Alexander Korda]] (exec.producer; uncredited)
| producer = {{plainlist|
* [[Douglas MacLean]]
* William Sekely
* [[Alexander Korda]] (uncredited)
}}
| writer = [[Howard Estabrook]]<br>Nicholas Joy
| writer = {{ubl|[[Howard Estabrook]]|Nicholas Joy}}
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Alan Curtis (American actor)|Alan Curtis]]<br>[[Ilona Massey]]<br>[[Billy Gilbert]]<br>[[Binnie Barnes]]<br>[[Sig Arno]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Alan Curtis (American actor)|Alan Curtis]]|[[Ilona Massey]]|[[Billy Gilbert]]|[[Binnie Barnes]]|[[Sig Arno]]}}
| music =
| music =
| cinematography =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| editing =[[James Smith (film editor)|James Smith]]
| studio = Gloria Pictures
| distributor = [[United Artists]]
| distributor = [[United Artists]]
| released = {{Film date|1941|09|10}}
| released = {{Film date|1941|09|10}}
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| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget =$600,000<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety140-1940-11/page/n139/mode/1up|magazine=Variety|title=UA Meeting|date=20 November 1940|page=20}}</ref>
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'''''The Great Awakening''''' ([[1941 in film|1941]]) is an American [[historical film]] directed by [[Reinhold Schünzel]] and starring [[Alan Curtis (American actor)|Alan Curtis]], [[Ilona Massey]] and [[Billy Gilbert]]. The film was produced by Gloria Pictures Corporation, and released by [[United Artists]].
'''''The Great Awakening''''' is a 1941 American [[historical film|historical]] [[musical film|musical]] [[drama film]] starring [[Alan Curtis (American actor)|Alan Curtis]], [[Ilona Massey]], and [[Billy Gilbert]]. Directed by [[Reinhold Schünzel]], the film was produced by Gloria Pictures Corporation, and released by [[United Artists]]. [[Miklós Rózsa]] was responsible for the musical direction, though he later expunged the title from his filmography, because he considered it a travesty of the great composer's life story.


The film, sometimes known by the [[alternative title]] '''''New Wine''''', was the last directed by Schünzel who was an exile from [[Nazi Germany]].<ref>Bock & Bergfelder p.433</ref>
The film is a [[biopic]] covering part of the life of Austrian composer [[Franz Schubert]] flees from [[Vienna]]. It is sometimes known by the [[alternative titles]] '''''New Wine''''' (original title), '''''One Romantic Night''''' (USA reissue title) or '''''Schubert, the Melody Master''''', was the last directed by Schünzel who was an exile from [[Nazi Germany]].{{sfn|Bock|Bergfelder|p=433}}


==Plot==
==Plot==
Austrian composer [[Franz Schubert]] flees from [[Vienna]] to avoid [[conscription]], ending up in Hungary where he falls in love.<ref>Langman p.82</ref>
Austrian composer [[Franz Schubert]] flees from [[Vienna]] to avoid [[conscription]], ending up in [[Hungary]] where he falls in love.{{sfn|Langman|p=82}}

==Cast==
==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[Alan Curtis (American actor)|Alan Curtis]] - Franz Schubert
* [[Alan Curtis (American actor)|Alan Curtis]] as [[Franz Schubert]]
* [[Ilona Massey]] - Anna
* [[Billy Gilbert]] - Poldi
* [[Ilona Massey]] as Anna
* [[Billy Gilbert]] as Poldi
* [[Binnie Barnes]] - Countess Carolinda
* [[Sig Arno]] - Maestro Frascini
* [[Binnie Barnes]] as Countess Carolinda
* [[Barnett Parker]] - Duke
* [[Sig Arno]] as Maestro Frascini
* [[Albert Bassermann]] - [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]
* [[Barnett Parker]] as Duke
* [[Albert Bassermann]] as [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]
* [[Kenneth Farrell]] - Young Man
* Kenneth Farrell as Young Man
* Ann Stewart - Young Woman
* Ann Stewart as Young Woman
* [[Gilbert Emery]] - School Principal
* [[Gilbert Emery]] as School Principal
* [[George O'Hanlon]] - Peppi
* [[George O'Hanlon]] as Peppi
* [[Forrest Tucker]] - Moritz
* [[Forrest Tucker]] as Moritz
* [[Maynard Holmes]] - Wilhelm
* Maynard Holmes as Wilhelm
* [[Marion Martin]] - Mitzi, tavern wench
* [[Marion Martin]] as Mitzi, tavern wench
* [[Paul Sutton]] - Farm Foreman
* [[Paul Sutton]] as Farm Foreman
* [[Sterling Holloway]] - Otto, the bookkeeper
* [[Sterling Holloway]] as Otto, the bookkeeper
* [[John Qualen]] - Hasslinger's Clerk
* [[John Qualen]] as Hasslinger's Clerk
* [[Richard Carle]] - Karl Hasslinger
* [[Richard Carle]] as Karl Hasslinger
}}


==References==
==References==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Tim Bergfelder and Hans-Michael Bock, ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German Film'' (Berghahn Books, 2009)
* {{cite book | ref = {{sfnref|Bock|Bergfelder}} | editor-first1 = Hans-Michael | editor-last1 = Bock | editor-link1 = Hans-Michael Bock | editor-first2 = Tim | editor-last2 = Bergfelder | title = The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema | publisher = Berghahn Books | year = 2009 | location = New York | isbn = 978-1-57181-655-9 }}
* Larry Langman, ''Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking'' (McFarland & Company, 2000)
* {{cite book | ref = {{sfnref|Langman}} | first = Larry | last = Langman | title = Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking | publisher = McFarland | year = 2000 | location = Jefferson, NC | isbn = 978-0-7864-0681-4 }}


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 21:56, 7 December 2024

The Great Awakening
Spanish theatrical poster
Directed byReinhold Schünzel
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Edited byJames Smith
Production
company
Gloria Pictures
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • September 10, 1941 (1941-09-10)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$600,000[1]

The Great Awakening is a 1941 American historical musical drama film starring Alan Curtis, Ilona Massey, and Billy Gilbert. Directed by Reinhold Schünzel, the film was produced by Gloria Pictures Corporation, and released by United Artists. Miklós Rózsa was responsible for the musical direction, though he later expunged the title from his filmography, because he considered it a travesty of the great composer's life story.

The film is a biopic covering part of the life of Austrian composer Franz Schubert flees from Vienna. It is sometimes known by the alternative titles New Wine (original title), One Romantic Night (USA reissue title) or Schubert, the Melody Master, was the last directed by Schünzel who was an exile from Nazi Germany.[2]

Plot

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Austrian composer Franz Schubert flees from Vienna to avoid conscription, ending up in Hungary where he falls in love.[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "UA Meeting". Variety. November 20, 1940. p. 20.
  2. ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 433.
  3. ^ Langman, p. 82.

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
  • Langman, Larry (2000). Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0681-4.
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