A group of very different individuals staying at a luxurious hotel in Berlin deal with each of their respective dramas.A group of very different individuals staying at a luxurious hotel in Berlin deal with each of their respective dramas.A group of very different individuals staying at a luxurious hotel in Berlin deal with each of their respective dramas.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total
Robert McWade
- Meierheim
- (as Robert Mc Wade)
Purnell Pratt
- Zinnowitz
- (as Purnell B. Pratt)
Joan Barclay
- Young Girl in Lobby
- (uncredited)
Max Barwyn
- Hotel Guest
- (uncredited)
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- Director
- Writers
- Vicki Baum
- William Absalom Drake(uncredited)
- Béla Balázs(uncredited)
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- TriviaJohn Barrymore was so thrilled at the prospect of appearing in the film with Greta Garbo that he accepted a three-picture deal with MGM.
- GoofsAlthough correctly signed with license plates starting with an "I" for Berlin, all the cars are right-hand steered. In Germany they drive on the right (and ever did so), so the steering wheels should be on the left.
- Quotes
Dr. Otternschlag: Grand Hotel... always the same. People come, people go. Nothing ever happens.
- ConnectionsEdited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
- SoundtracksSoldier on the Shelf
(uncredited)
Music by Sherman Myers (i.e. Montague Ewing
Lyrics by Erell Reaves (i.e. Stanley Damerell and Robert Hargreaves)
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Check Into This Establishment
A world-weary prima ballerina, desperate for love. A noble cat thief, desperate for money. A dying clerk, out on a last fling. His industrialist boss, passionate & brutal. A pretty young stenographer, willing to do almost anything to get ahead. A hotel bell captain, anxious to hear about his pregnant wife. And a cynical, war-scarred doctor. Destiny awaits them all in one of Europe's most renowned establishments - Berlin's GRAND HOTEL.
This is considered to be the first `all star' movie. It was certainly MGM's most opulent film up to that time. The studio loaded it with an A List of star performers:
Greta Garbo, uttering her trademark phrase, `I want to be alone.' Radiant in love, one can only imagine the despair that awaits her after the film ends.
John Barrymore, suave, sophisticated & ultimately tragic.
Lionel Barrymore, in a performance that will stay in your memory, slowly dying.
Wallace Beery in a heavy role, all bullying bluff & bluster.
Joan Crawford, tough as nails & good as gold.
Lewis Stone, Jean Hersholt, Rafaela Ottiano & Ferdinand Gottschalk all lend sterling support.
There was concern that putting so much talent into one film, instead of spreading the stars out over 4 or 5 films, would lose the studio money. Not to worry. It was a great success, financially & critically. Watch how the plot weaves the threads of the characters' lives into a finished tapestry. One of the great movies. Tremendously satisfying.
This is considered to be the first `all star' movie. It was certainly MGM's most opulent film up to that time. The studio loaded it with an A List of star performers:
Greta Garbo, uttering her trademark phrase, `I want to be alone.' Radiant in love, one can only imagine the despair that awaits her after the film ends.
John Barrymore, suave, sophisticated & ultimately tragic.
Lionel Barrymore, in a performance that will stay in your memory, slowly dying.
Wallace Beery in a heavy role, all bullying bluff & bluster.
Joan Crawford, tough as nails & good as gold.
Lewis Stone, Jean Hersholt, Rafaela Ottiano & Ferdinand Gottschalk all lend sterling support.
There was concern that putting so much talent into one film, instead of spreading the stars out over 4 or 5 films, would lose the studio money. Not to worry. It was a great success, financially & critically. Watch how the plot weaves the threads of the characters' lives into a finished tapestry. One of the great movies. Tremendously satisfying.
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- Ron Oliver
- Feb 8, 2000
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- $700,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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