Intermezzo | |
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![]() 1945 Argentine film poster | |
Directed by | Gregory Ratoff |
Screenplay by | George O'Neil |
Story by | Gösta Stevens Gustaf Molander |
Produced by | David O. Selznick |
Starring | Leslie Howard Ingrid Bergman Edna Best John Halliday Cecil Kellaway |
Cinematography | Gregg Toland Harry Stradling |
Edited by | Francis D. Lyon |
Music by | Max Steiner Heinz Provost |
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Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Intermezzo (also called Intermezzo: A Love Story) is a 1939 American romantic film remake of the 1936 Swedish film of the same title. It stars Leslie Howard as a married virtuoso violinist who falls in love with his accompanist, played by Ingrid Bergman in her Hollywood debut. Bergman had played the same role in the Swedish original against Gösta Ekman. The film was directed by Gregory Ratoff and produced by David O. Selznick. It features multiple orchestrations of Heinz Provost's title piece, which won a contest associated with the original film's production. The screenplay by George O'Neil was based on that of the original film by Gösta Stevens and Gustaf Molander. It was produced by Selznick International Pictures.[citation needed]
The score by Lou Forbes was nominated for an Academy Award,[1] and music credit was given to Robert Russell Bennett, Max Steiner, Heinz Provost and Christian Sinding. The cinematography by Gregg Toland, who replaced Harry Stradling, was also nominated.[1]