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A Song to Remember (1945)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1945 Wide

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One of the most successful filmed biographies of the 1940s, A Song to Remember alleges to be the true story of Polish composer Frederick Chopin. Actually, it has about as much relation to truth as a Heckle and Jeckle cartoon, but with such gorgeous creatures as Cornel Wilde and Merle Oberon in the leads, who cared? Though Wilde, as Chopin, is the nominal lead, top billing goes to Paul Muni, hamming his way through the role of Chopin's mentor Professor Joseph Elsner. Reportedly, Muni developed

Unrated, 1 hr. 53 min.

Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics

Directed By: Charles Vidor

Written By: Sidney Buchman, Ernst Marischka

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1945 Wide

Cast

Paul Muni
Professor Joseph Elsner
Merle Oberon
George Sand
Cornel Wilde
Frederic Chopin
Stephen Bekassy
Franz Liszt
George Coulouris
Louis Pleyel
Nina Foch
Constantia
Sig Arno
Henri Dupont
Howard Freeman
Kalbrenner
George Macready
Alfred DeMusset
Claire Du Brey
Mme. Mercier
Frank Puglia
M. Jollet
Fern Emmett
Mme. Lambert
Sybil Merritt
Isabelle Chopin
Eugene Borden
Duc of Orleans
William Challee
Titus
Peter Cusanelli
Balzac
Norma Drury
Duchess of Orleans
Gregory Gaye
Young Russian
John George
Servant
Fay Helm
Mme. Chopin
Charles La Torre
Postman
Cosmo Sardo
Lackeys
Maurice R. Tauzin
Chopin age 10
Ivan Triesault
M. Chopin
Michael Visaroff
Russian Governor
Charles Wagenheim
Ian Wolfe
Pleyel's Clerk
Darren McGavin
Man
Walter Bonn
Major Domo
Dawn Bender
Isabelle Chopin
Zoya Karabanova
Countess
Alfred Paix
Headwaiter
Paul Zaremba
Waiter
Henry Sharp
Russian Count

Critic Reviews for A Song to Remember

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The music is fine, but the story is not.

July 12, 2011 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The melodrama is pretty forced, but the music is superb.

June 8, 2006 Comment

Steve Crum

Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

Indefensible as either art or history, Charles Vidor's Chopin biopic is the absolute textbook definition of kitsch.

September 1, 2005 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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A nice biography movie about Chopin. I enjoyed it, the actors are good and the story is interesting (weather or not it's accurate, I don't know).

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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Cornel Wilde turns in a surprisingly good performance with Merle Oberon especially attractive. Glorious production rich in color and design. Paul Muni's performance is endearing. A great deal to enjoy.

April 2, 2009

hawk ledge

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