Intermezzo (1939 film)

Intermezzo
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 [sv]
Production company	Selznick International Pictures
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	September 22, 1939 (1939-09-22)
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. It was on a preliminary list of submissions from the studios for Cinematography (Black-and-White) but was not nominated.^[2]