Song of Love (1947 film)
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| Directed by | Clarence Brown |
| Produced by | Clarence Brown |
| Screenplay by |
Ivan Tors Irma von Cube Allen Vincent Robert Ardrey |
| Based on |
Song of Love, the Life of Robert and Clara Schumann play by Bernard Schubert Mario Silva |
| Starring |
Katharine Hepburn Paul Henreid Robert Walker |
| Music by |
Robert Schumann Johannes Brahms Franz Liszt |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling Sr. |
| Edited by | Robert Kern |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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119 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,696,000 |
| Box office | $2,737,000 |
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.
Fictionalized romance in the 19th century of musicians Clara Wieck Schumann (Katharine Hepburn), Robert Schumann (Paul Henreid) and Johannes Brahms (Robert Walker). Clara takes a break from her thriving career as a concert pianist to devote herself to her struggling composer husband Robert. Unable to cope with disappointment and failure, Robert eventually has a breakdown while conducting a performance. He later dies in an asylum, and Clara devotes the rest of her life to preserving his music and his memory.
Hepburn trained intensively with a pianist so that she could be filmed playing the piano. When Henreid is playing piano, the hands of Ervin Nyíregyházi are seen. The soundtrack for the picture was recorded by Arthur Rubinstein.
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