The Emperor Waltz

1948 · 106 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 1,989 VOTES · DIR. Billy Wilder

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Overview

At the turn of the 20th century, travelling salesman Virgil Smith journeys to Vienna in the hope he can sell a gramophone to Emperor Franz Joseph, whose purchase of the recent American invention could spur its popularity in Austria.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,361 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:04:48 Hello, Countess. How did you get here?
00:08:39 Me? What have I done? have an idea someone has expressed an interest in you...
00:11:38 A great honor. If there are five, I want three. Is that exorbitant?
00:15:43 I wish it would. It cannot. The powder's all wet.
00:18:50 don't you realize we've just become part of the Emperor's family?
00:22:05 I want a saliva test made of her and I want it now!
00:25:39 [Virgil Yodeling]
00:30:40 Through this gate, down that road, through this gorge and up that mountain.
00:33:45 "Emp, that's no band, that's a phonograph.
00:36:40 No, the Princess Bitotska. I'm thinking of you, Father.
00:40:19 Up! In you go.
00:42:59 Proud, huh? And stubborn. Look at her.
00:49:40 Your d-o-g.
00:54:25 Stop it, I tell you. You're gonna scratch my record.
00:58:07 Your dainty fingertips
01:02:22 What is it?
01:07:52 No, no, no, we must go back, Scheherazade and I. Oh?
01:12:42 No trouble at all.
01:16:47 [Coughing Continues]
01:20:22 That, Mr. Smith, is what I am counting on.
01:23:47 Because everything's going so well. Because His Majesty's listened to him.
01:28:04 No. He's out there in a sleigh, all bundled up. You ought to see him.
01:33:11 Yes. The puppies have arrived.
01:38:03 [Orchestra Continues]

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,361
Dialogue density12.8 lines / min
First line00:04:48
Final line01:38:03

Production Record

DirectorBilly Wilder
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,989