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  1. Johann Strauss. Music Department: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Johann Strauss (or Johann Strauss son), one of Austrian music's most famous names who studied music secretly against his father's will, later became the leader of his father's band and the indisputable "waltz king"; his waltz 'On the Beautiful Blue Danube', is the main theme in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).

    • January 1, 1
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
    • January 1, 1
    • Music Department, Composer, Writer
  2. With Luise Rainer, Fernand Gravey, Miliza Korjus, Hugh Herbert. In 1845 Vienna, Johann Strauss II (Fernand Gravey) - 'Jonahi' to his friends - would rather write and perform waltzes than anything else, this at a time when a waltz is not considered proper society music.

    • (1.3K)
    • 1938-11-04
    • Biography, Drama, Music
    • 104
  3. The Great Waltz is a 1972 American biographical musical film directed by Andrew L. Stone, and starring Horst Buchholz, Mary Costa, and Nigel Patrick, that follows 40 years in the life of composer Johann Strauss (the Younger, known as the "Waltz King") and his family.

  4. 1h 20m. IMDb RATING. 5.8 /10. 1.7K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Biography Music Romance. The story of Johann Strauss the elder and younger. Director. Alfred Hitchcock. Writers. Heinz Reichert. A.M. Willner. Ernst Marischka. Stars. Edmund Gwenn. Esmond Knight. Jessie Matthews. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. RENT/BUY. search Amazon.

    • (1.7K)
    • Biography, Music, Romance
    • Alfred Hitchcock
    • 1935-04-07
  5. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Composer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer. Cast & Crew. Read More. Julien Duvivier. Director. Luise Rainer. Poldi Vogelhuber. Fernand Gravet. Johann [Schani] Strauss. Miliza Korjus. Carla Donner. Hugh Herbert. [Julius] Hofbauer.

    • Julien Duvivier
    • Luise Rainer
  6. Johann Baptist Strauss I ( German: [ˈjoːhan bapˈtɪst ˈʃtʁaʊs]; 14 March 1804 – 25 September 1849), also known as Johann Strauss Sr., the Elder or the Father (German: Johann Strauß Vater ), was an Austrian composer of the Romantic Period. He was famous for his light music, namely waltzes, polkas, and galops, which he popularized ...

  7. (Top) Plot. Cast. Production background. Influence. Preservation and home media. References. External links. Waltzes from Vienna is a 1934 British biographical film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, sometimes known as Strauss' Great Waltz. It was part of the cycle of operetta films made in Britain during the 1930s.

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