The Red Danube 75 years old

Beautiful Maria...the four lives that touched hers were never the same again!

The Red Danube

A Russian ballerina in Vienna tries to flee KGB agents and defect.

Credits

The Red Danube Cast

Name Character
Janet Leigh She was 22, 77 years old when she died as Olga Alexandrova aka Maria Buhlen
Angela Lansbury She was 23, now 99 years old as Audrey Quail
Walter Pidgeon He was 52, 87 years old when he died as Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
Ethel Barrymore She was 70, 79 years old when she died as Mother Superior ('Mother Auxilia')
Robert Coote He was 40, 73 years old when he died as Brigadier C.M.V. Catlock
Melville Cooper He was 52, 76 years old when he died as Private David Moonlight
Francis L. Sullivan He was 46, 53 years old when he died as Colonel Humphrey 'Blinker' Omicron
Alan Napier He was 46, 85 years old when he died as The General
Janine Perreau She was 0, now 75 years old as Mickey Mouse
Roman Toporow as 2nd Lt. Maxim Omansky
Konstantin Shayne He was 60, 85 years old when he died as Professor Serge Bruloff
Peter Lawford He was 26, 61 years old when he died as Major John 'Twingo' McPhimister
Louis Calhern He was 54, 61 years old when he died as Colonel Piniev
Kasia Orzazewski He was 60, 67 years old when he died as Sister Kasmira
Victor Wood He was 3, 75 years old when he died as Lt. Guedalia-Wood (as David Hydes)
Tamara Shayne She was 46, 80 years old when she died as Helena Nagard

The Red Danube Crew

Name Department
Miklós Rózsa as Original Music Composer. He was 42 (88) years old when He died Sound
Charles Rosher as Director of Photography. He was 63 (88) years old when He died Camera
Gina Kaus as Screenplay. She was 55 (92) years old when She died Writing
Bruce Marshall as Novel. He was 50 (87) years old when He died Writing
George Sidney as Director. He was 33 (85) years old when He died Directing
James E. Newcom as Editor. He was 44 (85) years old when He died Editing
Carey Wilson as Producer. He was 60 (72) years old when He died Production
Arthur Wimperis as Screenplay. He was 74 (78) years old when He died Writing
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The Red Danube (75 years)

Beautiful Maria...the four lives that touched hers were never the same again!

  • Release day: Friday, October 14, 1949
  • Runtime: 119 minutes