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Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953)

5.8/10 0h 9m Dec 22, 1953
Documentary

Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor [also known as The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture] is a 1953 American short musical film produced by Johnny Green. The film consists of the MGM Symphony Orchestra playing the Overture to Otto Nicolai's opera The Merry Wives of Windsor, also conducted by Johnny Green. It won an Oscar in 1954 for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.

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Movie Details

Original Title Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

Johnny Green
Johnny Green
Johnny Green
Popularity: 1.2

Key Crew

Director Johnny Green
Producer Johnny Green
Cinematography Robert H. Planck
Editor John McSweeney Jr.

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US

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CinemaSerf 6/10
Jul 10, 2025

It’s not so much a film this as an early music video depicting the mastery of their instruments by the members of MGM’s in-house orchestra. As it says on the can, these musicians are playing the overture from Otto Nicolai’s operatic adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy. It uses fairly standard ... Read more

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Based on 12 votes

Details
Release Date December 22, 1953
Runtime 0h 9m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
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