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The Merry Widow is a film of genre Musical directed by Michael Curtiz with Victor Varconi
The Merry Widow (1918)
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Add to a movie listThe Merry Widow (Hungarian: A Víg özvegy) is a 1918 Hungarian musical film directed by Michael Curtiz. It is based on the operetta by Franz Lehár.
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Rating75%
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