Melba
1953, English. Directed by Lewis Milestone.
The most magnificent musical spectacle of them all!
Rural Australian Nellie Melba becomes an opera star in 1900s Europe and the United States.
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Lewis MilestoneDirector
- Patrice MunselNellie Melba
- Robert MorleyOscar Hammerstein I
- John McCallumCharles Armstrong
- John JustinEric Walton
- Alec ClunesCesar Carlton
- Martita HuntMme. Marchesi
- Sybil ThorndikeQueen Victoria
- Joseph TomeltyThomas Mitchell
- Beatrice VarleyAunt Catherine
- Violetta ElvinPrima Ballerina
- Cecile ChevreauAnnette
- Theodore BikelPaul Brotha
Details
- Released
- 7 August 1953
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Harry Kurnitz
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Melba runs 112 minutes (1h 52m).
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Who directed Melba?
Melba (1953) was directed by Lewis Milestone and stars Patrice Munsel, Robert Morley, John McCallum.