Melba

Melba

Melba

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Melba

"The most magnificent musical spectacle of them all!"

1953

1h 52m

6.0(2 votes)

Drama

Music

Overview

Rural Australian Nellie Melba becomes an opera star in 1900s Europe and the United States.

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Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

Patrice Munsel

Nellie Melba

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Robert Morley

Oscar Hammerstein I

Robert Morley

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John McCallum

Charles Armstrong

John McCallum

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John Justin

Eric Walton

John Justin

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Alec Clunes

Cesar Carlton

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Martita Hunt

Mme. Marchesi

Martita Hunt

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Sybil Thorndike

Queen Victoria

Sybil Thorndike

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Joseph Tomelty

Thomas Mitchell

Joseph Tomelty

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Beatrice Varley

Aunt Catherine

Beatrice Varley

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Violetta Elvin

Prima Ballerina

Violetta Elvin

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Cecile Chevreau

Annette

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Theodore Bikel

Paul Brotha

Theodore Bikel

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Charles Craig

Man (uncredited)

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Marcel Poncin

Roger (uncredited)

Marcel Poncin

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Robert Rietti

Italian Policeman (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

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Bill Shine

Man (uncredited)

Bill Shine

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Dorit Welles

Adelina Patti (uncredited)

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