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Ninotchka

"Garbo Laughs!"

1939-11-23 Comedy 1hr 50m

A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.

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Storyline

A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.

  • Released
    1939-11-23
  • Revenue
    $2,279,000
  • Budget
    $1,365,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 50m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Romance
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Pусский, English
  • imdb-logo
    7.8
  • Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Crew

Ernst Lubitsch
Director
Walter Reisch
Screenplay
Keywords:
capitalist paris, france capitalism white russian jewelry satire fur

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Cast

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo
Nina "Ninotchka" Ivanovna Yakushova
Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas
Count Leon d'Algout
Ina Claire

Ina Claire
Grand Duchess Swana
Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi
Commissar Razinin
Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman
Comrade Iranoff
Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart
Comrade Buljanoff
Alexander Granach

Alexander Granach
Comrade Kopalski
Gregory Gaye

Gregory Gaye
Count Alexis Rakonin
Rolfe Sedan

Rolfe Sedan
Hotel Manager
Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell
Mercier
Richard Carle

Richard Carle
Gaston
George Davis

George Davis
Porter at Railroad Station (uncredited)
Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams
Swana's Maid Jacqueline (uncredited)
Monya Andre

Monya Andre
Gossip (uncredited)
Nino Bellini

Nino Bellini
Swana's Restaurant Guest (uncredited)
Wilda Bennett

Wilda Bennett
Swana's Restaurant Guest (uncredited)
Symona Boniface

Symona Boniface
Gossip (uncredited)
Frederika Brown

Frederika Brown
Swana's Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Emilie Cabanne

Emilie Cabanne
Gossip (uncredited)
Paul Ellis

Paul Ellis
Minor Role (uncredited)
Fred Farrell

Fred Farrell
Attendant (uncredited)
Frank Fletcher

Frank Fletcher
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers
Gossip (uncredited)
Mary Forbes

Mary Forbes
Lady Lavenham (uncredited)
Jody Gilbert

Jody Gilbert
Streetcar Conductress - Moscow Roommate (uncredited)
Lawrence Grant

Lawrence Grant
General Savitsky (uncredited)
Jennifer Gray

Jennifer Gray
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Winifred Harris

Winifred Harris
English Lady Getting Visa (uncredited)
Ray Hendricks

Ray Hendricks
Waiter (uncredited)
William Irving

William Irving
Bartender (uncredited)
Hans Joby

Hans Joby
Man at Railroad Station (uncredited)
Charles Judels

Charles Judels
Cafe Owner Pere Mathieu (uncredited)
Armand Kaliz

Armand Kaliz
Louis the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Ernst Lubitsch

Ernst Lubitsch
Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)
Peggy Moran

Peggy Moran
First Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Sandra Morgan

Sandra Morgan
Gossip (uncredited)
Lucille Pinson

Lucille Pinson
German Woman at Railroad Station (uncredited)
Albert Pollet

Albert Pollet
Waiter (uncredited)
Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher
Soviet Lawyer (uncredited)
Constantine Romanoff

Constantine Romanoff
Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Alexander Schoenberg

Alexander Schoenberg
Bearded Eiffel Tower Tourist (uncredited)
Harry Semels

Harry Semels
Gurganov (uncredited)
Tamara Shayne

Tamara Shayne
Moscow Roommate Anna (uncredited)
Florence Shirley

Florence Shirley
Swana's Phone Friend Marianne (uncredited)
George Sorel

George Sorel
Swana's Restaurant Guest (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley

Edwin Stanley
Soviet Lawyer (uncredited)
Kay Stewart

Kay Stewart
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
George Tobias

George Tobias
Russian Visa Official (uncredited)
Jacques Vanaire

Jacques Vanaire
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer

Ellinor Vanderveer
Gossip (uncredited)
Paul Weigel

Paul Weigel
Vladimir, with Letter from Leon (uncredited)
Elizabeth Williams

Elizabeth Williams
Indignant Woman (uncredited)
Marek Windheim

Marek Windheim
Manager (uncredited)
Wolfgang Zilzer

Wolfgang Zilzer
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Charles Fogel

Charles Fogel
Club Patron (uncredited)
Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon
Club Patron (uncredited)
Herschel Graham

Herschel Graham
Club Patron (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-03-06

Although Greta Garbo takes top billing here - and she's great - I think this film really belongs to the on-form Melvyn Douglas as the schemi... read more

Although Greta Garbo takes top billing here - and she's great - I think this film really belongs to the on-form Melvyn Douglas as the scheming "Leon". He is the boyfriend of the Imperial Grand Duchess "Swana" (Ina Claire) who is living in exile in Paris. The newly formed Soviet Union is a bit broke, so three of it's finest representatives have arrived with what was her priceless jewellery so they can sell it on. "Leon" sees a chance for them to cash in so gets an injunction stalling the sale and that results in Moscow sending their best agent (Garbo) to get the job done. She's a no-nonsense communist in the best tradition, but she hadn't quite factored in the charismatic Frenchman who aims to firmly insert a spanner in the works. What now ensues is a delightfully funny drama that takes a swipe at the establishments of both nations, at the all too frequent ridiculousness of dogma and at flawed and quirky human nature. There's loads of chemistry here - all centring nicely around Douglas, and the triptych of her cohorts "Buljanoff" (Felix Bressart), "Kopalski" (Alexander Granach) and "Iranoff" (Sig Rumann) - who really just want to open a nice restaurant somewhere - add a nice touch of stooge-ness to the proceedings. As with Bergman and Dietrich, the camera simply loves Garbo and her slightest frown or smile speaks a hundred words. Seen here with a leading man who is charming and confident and with an entertaining story underpinning everything, this really is a jolly good watch.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Although Greta Garbo takes top billing here - and she's great - I think this film really belongs to the on-form Melvyn Douglas as the scheming "Leon". He is the boyfriend of the Imperial Grand Duchess "Swana" (Ina Claire) who is living in e...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-03-06

Although Greta Garbo takes top billing here - and she's great - I think this film really belongs to the on-form Melvyn Douglas as the scheming "Leon". He is the boyfriend of the Imperial Grand Duchess...

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