Song of Love (1947 film)

Song of Love
Directed by Clarence Brown
Produced by Clarence Brown
Written by Ivan Tors
Irma von Cube
Allen Vincent
Robert Ardrey
Starring Katharine Hepburn
Paul Henreid
Robert Walker
Music by Robert Schumann
Johannes Brahms
Franz Liszt
Cinematography Harry Stradling Sr.
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • October 9, 1947
Running time
 119 min.
Language English
Budget $2,696,000[1]
Box office $2,737,000[1]

Song of Love (1947) is a biopic starring Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, Robert Walker, and Leo G. Carroll, directed by Clarence Brown and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Hepburn plays Clara Wieck, Henreid plays Robert Schumann, Walker plays Johannes Brahms, and Henry Daniell plays Franz Liszt. The screenplay was co-authored by Ivan Tors, Irma von Cube, Allen Vincent, and Robert Ardrey, based on a play by Bernard Schubert and Mario Silva.

Hepburn trained intensively with a pianist so that she could be filmed playing the piano.[2] When Henreid is playing piano, the hands of Ervin Nyíregyházi are seen.[3] The soundtrack for the picture was recorded by Arthur Rubinstein.[2]

Reception

The film earned $1,469,000 in the US and Canada and $1,268,000 elsewhere resulting in a loss of $1,091,000.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Eddie Mannix Ledger". Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study{{inconsistent citations}}.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chandler, Charlotte (2011). I Know Where I'm Going: Katharine Hepburn: A Personal Biography. Applause. p. 164.
  3. ↑ Bazanna, Kevin (2007). Lost Genius: The Curious and Tragic Story of an Extraordinary Musical Prodigy. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart; New York: Carroll & Graf; Cambridge: Da Capo Press. p. 205.

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