A Song to Remember (1945)
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- Approved
- 1h 53min
- Biography, Drama
- 18 Jan 1945 (USA)
- Movie
Biography of Frederic Chopin.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast
| Paul Muni | ... |
Prof. Joseph Elsner
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| Merle Oberon | ... |
George Sand
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| Cornel Wilde | ... |
Frédéric Chopin
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| Nina Foch | ... |
Constantia
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| George Coulouris | ... |
Louis Pleyel
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| Howard Freeman | ... |
Kalkbrenner
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| Stephen Bekassy | ... |
Franz Liszt
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| Sig Arno | ... |
Henri Dupont (uncredited)
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| Dawn Bender | ... |
Isabelle Chopin - Age 9 (uncredited)
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| David Bond | ... |
Lackey (uncredited)
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Walter Bonn | ... |
Major Domo (uncredited)
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Eugene Borden | ... |
Duke of Orleans (uncredited)
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| William Challee | ... |
Titus (uncredited)
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Paul Conrad | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Gino Corrado | ... |
Man at Pleyel's (uncredited)
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Peter Cusanelli | ... |
Balzac (uncredited)
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| Norma Drury | ... |
Duchess of Orleans (uncredited)
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| Claire Du Brey | ... |
Madame Mercier (uncredited)
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Earl Easton | ... |
Albert (uncredited)
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| Fern Emmett | ... |
Madame Lambert (uncredited)
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| Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
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Curt Furberg | ... |
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
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| Gregory Gaye | ... |
Young Russian (uncredited)
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| John George | ... |
Servant (uncredited)
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| Fay Helm | ... |
Madame Chopin (uncredited)
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| Stuart Holmes | ... |
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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| Zoia Karabanova | ... |
Countess (uncredited)
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Charles La Torre | ... |
Postman (uncredited)
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Al Luttringer | ... |
De La Croux (uncredited)
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| George Macready | ... |
Alfred DeMusset (uncredited)
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Wolfgang E. Marum | ... |
Busboy (uncredited)
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| Darren McGavin | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Sybil Merritt | ... |
Isabelle Chopin (uncredited)
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| William H. O'Brien | ... |
Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)
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| Frank O'Connor | ... |
Guest at Duke of Orleans (uncredited)
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Alfred Paix | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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| Frank Puglia | ... |
Monsieur Jollet (uncredited)
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William Richardson | ... |
Jan (uncredited)
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Roxy Roth | ... |
Paganini (uncredited)
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| Cosmo Sardo | ... |
Lackey (uncredited)
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Henry Sharp | ... |
Russian Count (uncredited)
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| Maurice Tauzin | ... |
Frédéric Chopin - Age 10 (uncredited)
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Victor Travis | ... |
Man at Berlin Concert (uncredited)
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| Ivan Triesault | ... |
Monsieur Chopin (uncredited)
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| Ellinor Vanderveer | ... |
Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)
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| Dorothy Vernon | ... |
Guest at 1st Pleyel Concert (uncredited)
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Michael Visaroff | ... |
Russian Governor (uncredited)
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Lucy Von Boden | ... |
Window Washer (uncredited)
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| Charles Wagenheim | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Eric Wilton | ... |
Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)
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| Ian Wolfe | ... |
Pleyel's Clerk (uncredited)
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Katherine Yorke | ... |
Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Charles Vidor | ||
Written by
| Sidney Buchman | ... | (screenplay) |
| Ernst Marischka | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Sidney Buchman | ... | producer |
| Louis F. Edelman | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Allen M. Davey | ... | director of photography |
| Tony Gaudio | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Charles Nelson | ||
Editorial Department
| Natalie Kalmus | ... | color director: Technicolor |
Art Direction by
| Lionel Banks | ||
| Van Nest Polglase | ||
Set Decoration by
| Dorcy Howard | ... | (as Dorcy W. Howard) |
| Frank Tuttle | ||
Costume Design by
| Walter Plunkett | ||
Makeup Department
| Clay Campbell | ... | makeup artist |
| Helen Hunt | ... | hair stylist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Abby Berlin | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Lodge Cunningham | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Fayte M. Browne | ... | camera operator |
| Richard H. Kline | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Ned Scott | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Travis Banton | ... | gowns: Merle Oberon |
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Detlev Lais | ... | in German version |
| William Randall | ... | music recordist |
| Miklós Rózsa | ... | music adaptor (as Miklos Rozsa) |
| Mario Silva | ... | music supervisor |
| Morris Stoloff | ... | musical director (as M.W. Stoloff) |
| José Iturbi | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Eugene Zador | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Jacques Beauchey | ... | french voice dubbing: Stephen Bekassy (uncredited) |
| Claude Bertrand | ... | french voice dubbing: Cornel Wilde (uncredited) |
| Emilio Cigoli | ... | italian voice dubbing: Stephen Bekassy (uncredited) |
| Madeleine Duhau | ... | french voice dubbing: Merle Oberon (uncredited) |
| Richard Francoeur | ... | french voice dubbing: Paul Muni (uncredited) |
| Lauro Gazzolo | ... | italian voice dubbing: Paul Muni (uncredited) |
| Jacques Mattler | ... | french voice dubbing: Ivan Triesault (uncredited) |
| Rina Morelli | ... | italian voice dubbing: Merle Oberon (uncredited) |
| Pierre Morin | ... | french voice dubbing: George Coulouris (uncredited) |
| Andreina Pagnani | ... | italian voice dubbing: Nina Foch (uncredited) |
| Corrado Pani | ... | italian voice dubbing: Maurice Tauzin (uncredited) |
| Giulio Panicali | ... | italian voice dubbing: Cornel Wilde (uncredited) |
| Amilcare Pettinelli | ... | italian voice dubbing: George Coulouris (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Roman | ... | french voice dubbing: Nina Foch (uncredited) |
| Giovanna Scotto | ... | italian voice dubbing: Fay Helm (uncredited) |
| Paul Stathes | ... | stand-in: Cornel Wilde (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1945) (United States) (theatrical) (as Columbia Pictures Corporation)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1945) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1945) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Proprietary (1945) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1945) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures de Cuba (1945) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1945) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures do Brasil (1945) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Christiaan van der Ree (1945) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
- Doperfilme (1945) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1946) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Screen Gems (1958) (United States) (tv)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1985) (Australia) (video)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia Pictures Television Distribution (1993) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Columbia Pictures Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia Tristar Television Distribution (1996) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Television (2002) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Television (2005) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2020) (Australia) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Professor Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood in Poland. At a recital in a duke's home Chopin insults the new Russian-installed governor, and must flee the country. The professor takes him to Paris, where he eventually comes under the wing and influence of novelist George Sand and rises to prominence in the music world, to the exclusion of his old friends and patriotic feelings towards Poland.
Written by Ron Kerrigan |
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| Taglines | Unforgettable Love Story of Chopin and George Sand Set Against the Background of Chopin's Glorious Music! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Liberace, who was in 1945 performing as "Walter 'Buster' Keys," stated that he got the idea of having an ornate candelabra on his piano from the scene in this film when George Sand (Merle Oberon) carries a candelabra into the darkened salon and places it on the piano to reveal Chopin as the pianist rather than Franz Liszt. See more » |
| Goofs | Almost all the pianos in the movie are artcase pianos made after the death of Chopin, the sound we hear is also of modern pianos. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Liberace (1988). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The piano music of Frédéric Chopin is played by José Iturbi See more » |
| Quotes |
George Sand:
[to Chopin]
Discontinue that so-called Polonaise jumble you've been playing for days. See more » |