The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld

The Sensation of the Century!

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1936185 min6.3 / 10

A lavish, energetic biographical spectacle celebrating the ambition and showmanship of a theatrical impresario, built on grand musical numbers and romantic entanglements.

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

Questions people ask

  • Is The Great Ziegfeld easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is The Great Ziegfeld scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Great Ziegfeld violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does The Great Ziegfeld end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Great Ziegfeld sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity88

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Love35

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