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One sheet, movie poster for the 1932 American pre-Code drama film Grand Hotel, directed by Edmund Goulding. It is a star-studded production often called a "masterpiece of melodrama" that won the Academy Award for Best Picture.Poster Details and CastThe poster features an ensemble of the film's major stars, arranged within geometric star shapes:Greta Garbo (top center): Plays Grusinskaya, a temperamental Russian ballerina famous for the line "I want to be alone".John Barrymore (middle left): Stars as Baron Felix von Gaigern, a charming jewel thief.Joan Crawford (bottom center): Portrays Flaemmchen, an ambitious stenographer.Wallace Beery (middle right): Plays General Director Preysing, a ruthless industrialist.Lionel Barrymore (bottom right): Portrays Otto Kringelein, a terminally ill bookkeeper spending his life savings.Additional InformationArabic Text: The poster includes Arabic script. The large text on the right translates to "Grand Hotel", and the smaller text on the left lists "Greta Garbo, John Barrymore".Historical Significance: Grand Hotel holds the record as the only film to win Best Picture without receiving nominations in any other category. It was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2007.Origins: The screenplay was based on a 1930 play by William A. Drake, which was adapted from the 1929 novel Menschen im Hotel by Vicki Baum. |
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