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The Kreutzer Sonata
(1926) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 8.5 minutes
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Efrem Zimbalist [himself, the violinist], Harold Bauer [himself, the pianist].

The Vitaphone Corporation production; distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated. / Cinematography by [?] Ed H. DuPar? / Premiered 6 August 1926 at the Warners Theatre in New York, New York. Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Western Electric Vitaphone sound-on-disc synchronized sound system. / The production was shot at the Manhattan Opera House in New York, New York. The film was a short subject in the Vitaphone program which featured Don Juan (1926). / Full-sound film.

Performance: Musical.

Synopsis: Zimbalist on violin and Bauer on piano play variations on themes from “The Kreutzer Sonata” by Ludwig von Beethoven.

Survival status: Print exists [35mm positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Early sound film - Musical instruments: Pianos, Violins - Musicians - Synchronized sound film

Listing updated: 11 December 2024.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Geduld-Birth pp. 119, 128; Shipman-Cinema p. 90.

Home video: DVD.