The Great Ziegfeld
The Sensation of the Century!
At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend.This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows
- Director
- Robert Z. Leonard
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $5M
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At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend. This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows
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Box Office & Release
The Great Ziegfeld returned 2.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $5M
- Release date
- Apr 8, 1936
- Runtime
- 3h 5m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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