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Katkennut sävel

Original title: Interrupted Melody
  • 19551955
  • K-8K-8
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.1K
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Katkennut sävel (1955)
This movie chronicles Australian-born opera star Marjorie Lawrence's success, her battle with polio, and her eventual career comeback.
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This movie chronicles Australian-born opera star Marjorie Lawrence's success, her battle with polio, and her eventual career comeback.This movie chronicles Australian-born opera star Marjorie Lawrence's success, her battle with polio, and her eventual career comeback.This movie chronicles Australian-born opera star Marjorie Lawrence's success, her battle with polio, and her eventual career comeback.

IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.1K
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  • Director
    • Curtis Bernhardt
  • Writers
    • William Ludwig
    • Sonya Levien
    • Marjorie Lawrence(based on her life story by)
  • Stars
    • Glenn Ford
    • Eleanor Parker
    • Roger Moore
  • Director
    • Curtis Bernhardt
  • Writers
    • William Ludwig
    • Sonya Levien
    • Marjorie Lawrence(based on her life story by)
  • Stars
    • Glenn Ford
    • Eleanor Parker
    • Roger Moore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 3:45
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    Photos53

    Glenn Ford and Eleanor Parker in Katkennut sävel (1955)
    Glenn Ford and Eleanor Parker in Katkennut sävel (1955)
    Alex Frazer in Katkennut sävel (1955)
    Ann Codee and Eileen Farrell in Katkennut sävel (1955)
    William Olvis and Eleanor Parker in Katkennut sävel (1955)
    Roger Moore, Cecil Kellaway, and Eleanor Parker in Katkennut sävel (1955)
    Roger Moore, Glenn Ford, and Evelyn Ellis in Katkennut sävel (1955)
    Glenn Ford and Eleanor Parker in Katkennut sävel (1955)
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    Glenn Ford
    Glenn Ford
    • Dr. Thomas King
    Eleanor Parker
    Eleanor Parker
    • Marjorie Lawrence
    Roger Moore
    Roger Moore
    • Cyril Lawrence
    Cecil Kellaway
    Cecil Kellaway
    • Bill Lawrence
    Peter Leeds
    • Dr. Ed Ryson
    Evelyn Ellis
    Evelyn Ellis
    • Clara
    Walter Baldwin
    Walter Baldwin
    • Jim Owens
    Ann Codee
    Ann Codee
    • Mme. Gilly
    Leopold Sachse
    • Leopold Sachse
    Stephen Bekassy
    • Comte Claude des Vignaux
    Phyllis Altivo
    • Louise
    • (uncredited)
    Benjie Bancroft
    • Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Francis Barnes
    • Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Louise Bates
    Louise Bates
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Bayless
    • Backstage Well-Wisher
    • (uncredited)
    George Blagoi
    George Blagoi
    • Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Heinz Blankenburg
    • Baritone
    • (uncredited)
    Lulu Mae Bohrman
    • Backstage Well-Wisher
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Curtis Bernhardt
    • Writers
      • William Ludwig
      • Sonya Levien
      • Marjorie Lawrence(based on her life story by)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Eleanor Parker can read music, and has perfect pitch as a singer. She decided to study the scores of the opera songs used in this movie on her own. She rented a cabin in Lake Arrowhead, California, and played the records while singing along, until she had the breathing and phrasing memorized. Then when filming the scenes, instead of lip-synching to the tracks recorded by Eileen Farrell for the movie, she sang full voice (but an octave lower). She is proud of the fact that they never had to do a re-take, in order to "match" the tapes. She nailed it on the first take every time.
    • Goofs
      After Marjorie sings "Annie Laurie" and she wheels herself into the kitchen and she suggests a concert tour, right as she and Dr. King are embracing .
    • Quotes

      Marjorie Lawrence: [drinking champagne] Tonight I love the whole world and I want them to know it.

      Dr. Thomas King: And tomorrow you'll have a monumental hangover.

      Marjorie Lawrence: That's the advantage of going out with doctors.

    • Connections
      Featured in 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955)
    • Soundtracks
      Don Carlos
      (1867) (uncredited)

      Music by Giuseppe Verdi

      Libretto by François Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle

      Aria "O don fatale" Performed by Eleanor Parker (dubbed by Eileen Farrell) with piano accompaniment

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    Comment from a relative of Marjorie Lawrence
    I am a great-niece of Marjorie Lawrence. It's a very sad fact that Marjorie is best known outside of Australia. However, she was recently honored as one of 100 Australian Entertainers of the Century. It's also a bit of a shame that this movie is a Hollywood producer's interpretation of an American publisher's version of my Great-Aunt's life. The real family story is actually much more interesting. Auntie Marj never smoked a cigarette in her life - but it seems everyone smoked in the movies of the 50s. My mother and my aunt attended the world premiere here in Melbourne. I remember meeting Auntie Marj as a child in the 70s.
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    • dahlink
    • Aug 3, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 4, 1955 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • French
      • Italian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Interrupted Melody
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,367,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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