A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember
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1945
1h 53m
6.3(29 votes)
Romance
Drama
Music

Overview

Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood in Poland. The professor takes him to Paris, where he eventually comes under the wing and influence of novelist George Sand and rises to prominence in the music world, to the exclusion of his old friends and patriotic feelings towards Poland.

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Cast & Crew

48 members
Acting

Paul Muni

Professor Joseph Elsner

Paul Muni
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Merle Oberon

George Sand

Merle Oberon
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Cornel Wilde

Frédéric Chopin

Cornel Wilde
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Nina Foch

Constantia

Nina Foch
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George Coulouris

Louis Pleyel

George Coulouris
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Howard Freeman

Friedrich Kalkbrenner

Howard Freeman
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Stephen Bekassy

Franz Liszt

Stephen Bekassy
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Sig Arno

Henri Dupont (uncredited)

Sig Arno
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Dawn Bender

Isabelle Chopin - Age 9 (uncredited)

Dawn Bender
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David Bond

Lackey (uncredited)

David Bond
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Walter Bonn

Major Domo (uncredited)

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Eugene Borden

Duke of Orleans (uncredited)

Eugene Borden
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William Challee

Titus (uncredited)

William Challee
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Paul Conrad

Waiter (uncredited)

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Gino Corrado

Man at Pleyel's (uncredited)

Gino Corrado
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Peter Cusanelli

Balzac (uncredited)

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Norma Drury

Duchess of Orleans (uncredited)

Norma Drury
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Claire Du Brey

Madame Mercier (uncredited)

Claire Du Brey
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Earl Easton

Albert (uncredited)

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Fern Emmett

Madame Lambert (uncredited)

Fern Emmett
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Franklyn Farnum

Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
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Gregory Gaye

Young Russian (uncredited)

Gregory Gaye
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John George

Servant (uncredited)

John George
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Fay Helm

Madame Chopin (uncredited)

Fay Helm
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Stuart Holmes

Concert Attendee (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes
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Zoia Karabanova

Countess (uncredited)

Zoia Karabanova
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Charles La Torre

Postman (uncredited)

Charles La Torre
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Al Luttringer

De La Croux (uncredited)

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George Macready

Alfred DeMusset (uncredited)

George Macready
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Darren McGavin

Student (uncredited)

Darren McGavin
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Sybil Merritt

Isabelle Chopin (uncredited)

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William H. O'Brien

Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
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Frank O'Connor

Guest at Duke of Orleans (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor
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Alfred Paix

Headwaiter (uncredited)

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Frank Puglia

Monsieur Jollet (uncredited)

Frank Puglia
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William Richardson

Jan (uncredited)

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Roxy Roth

Paganini (uncredited)

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Cosmo Sardo

Lackey (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo
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Henry Sharp

Russian Count (uncredited)

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Maurice Tauzin

Frédéric Chopin - Age 10 (uncredited)

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Victor Travis

Man at Berlin Concert (uncredited)

Victor Travis
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Ivan Triesault

Monsieur Chopin (uncredited)

Ivan Triesault
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Dorothy Vernon

Guest at 1st Pleyel Concert (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon
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Michael Visaroff

Russian Governor (uncredited)

Michael Visaroff
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Lucy Von Boden

Window Washer (uncredited)

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Charles Wagenheim

Waiter (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim
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Eric Wilton

Guest at Salon Concert (uncredited)

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Ian Wolfe

Pleyel's Clerk (uncredited)

Ian Wolfe

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