Ziegfeld Follies (1945)

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Greatest Production Since the Birth of Motion Pictures!

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.

• Released: 1945-08-26
• Genres: Music, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 50m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 59 votes

Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Roy Del Ruth, Lemuel Ayers, George Sidney, Robert Lewis.

Top cast

• William Powell as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
• Fred Astaire as Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
• Lucille Ball as Lucille Ball (segment "Here's to the Ladies")
• Lucille Bremer as Princess ("This Heart of Mine") / Moy Ling ("Limehouse Blues")
• Fanny Brice as Norma Edelman (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
• Judy Garland as Star (segment "A Great Lady Has an Interview")
• Kathryn Grayson as Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")
• Lena Horne as Lena Horne (segment "Love")
• Gene Kelly as Gentleman (segment "The Babbit and the Bromide")
• James Melton as Alfredo (segment "La Traviata")

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Ziegfeld Follies

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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