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ComedyRomance

Ninotchka

- Garbo Laughs!

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

Release Date : 1939-11-23

Language :RussianEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Greta Garbo

Character Name : Nina "Ninotchka" Ivanovna Yakushova

Original Name : Greta Garbo

Gender : Female

Melvyn Douglas

Character Name : Count Leon d'Algout

Original Name : Melvyn Douglas

Gender : Male

Ina Claire

Character Name : Grand Duchess Swana

Original Name : Ina Claire

Gender : Female

Bela Lugosi

Character Name : Commissar Razinin

Original Name : Bela Lugosi

Gender : Male

Sig Ruman

Character Name : Comrade Iranoff

Original Name : Sig Ruman

Gender : Male

Felix Bressart

Character Name : Comrade Buljanoff

Original Name : Felix Bressart

Gender : Male

Alexander Granach

Character Name : Comrade Kopalski

Original Name : Alexander Granach

Gender : Male

Gregory Gaye

Character Name : Count Alexis Rakonin

Original Name : Gregory Gaye

Gender : Male

Rolfe Sedan

Character Name : Hotel Manager

Original Name : Rolfe Sedan

Gender : Male

Edwin Maxwell

Character Name : Mercier

Original Name : Edwin Maxwell

Gender : Male

Richard Carle

Character Name : Gaston

Original Name : Richard Carle

Gender : Male

George Davis

Character Name : Porter at Railroad Station (uncredited)

Original Name : George Davis

Gender : Male

Dorothy Adams

Character Name : Swana's Maid Jacqueline (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Adams

Gender : Female

Monya Andre

Character Name : Gossip (uncredited)

Original Name : Monya Andre

Gender : Male

Nino Bellini

Character Name : Swana's Restaurant Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Nino Bellini

Gender : Male

Wilda Bennett

Character Name : Swana's Restaurant Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Wilda Bennett

Gender : Male

Symona Boniface

Character Name : Gossip (uncredited)

Original Name : Symona Boniface

Gender : Female

Frederika Brown

Character Name : Swana's Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Frederika Brown

Gender : Female

Emilie Cabanne

Character Name : Gossip (uncredited)

Original Name : Emilie Cabanne

Gender : Male

Paul Ellis

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Ellis

Gender : Male

Fred Farrell

Character Name : Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Farrell

Gender : Male

Frank Fletcher

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Fletcher

Gender : Male

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Gossip (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Mary Forbes

Character Name : Lady Lavenham (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Forbes

Gender : Female

Jody Gilbert

Character Name : Streetcar Conductress - Moscow Roommate (uncredited)

Original Name : Jody Gilbert

Gender : Female

Lawrence Grant

Character Name : General Savitsky (uncredited)

Original Name : Lawrence Grant

Gender : Male

Jennifer Gray

Character Name : Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Jennifer Gray

Gender : Male

Winifred Harris

Character Name : English Lady Getting Visa (uncredited)

Original Name : Winifred Harris

Gender : Female

Ray Hendricks

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Hendricks

Gender : Male

William Irving

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : William Irving

Gender : Male

Hans Joby

Character Name : Man at Railroad Station (uncredited)

Original Name : Hans Joby

Gender : Male

Charles Judels

Character Name : Cafe Owner Pere Mathieu (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Judels

Gender : Male

Armand Kaliz

Character Name : Louis the Headwaiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Armand Kaliz

Gender : Male

Ernst Lubitsch

Character Name : Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ernst Lubitsch

Gender : Male

Peggy Moran

Character Name : First Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Peggy Moran

Gender : Female

Sandra Morgan

Character Name : Gossip (uncredited)

Original Name : Sandra Morgan

Gender : Male

Lucille Pinson

Character Name : German Woman at Railroad Station (uncredited)

Original Name : Lucille Pinson

Gender : Male

Albert Pollet

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Pollet

Gender : Male

Frank Reicher

Character Name : Soviet Lawyer (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Reicher

Gender : Male

Constantine Romanoff

Character Name : Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Original Name : Constantine Romanoff

Gender : Male

Alexander Schoenberg

Character Name : Bearded Eiffel Tower Tourist (uncredited)

Original Name : Alexander Schoenberg

Gender : Male

Harry Semels

Character Name : Gurganov (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Semels

Gender : Male

Tamara Shayne

Character Name : Moscow Roommate Anna (uncredited)

Original Name : Tamara Shayne

Gender : Female

Florence Shirley

Character Name : Swana's Phone Friend Marianne (uncredited)

Original Name : Florence Shirley

Gender : Female

George Sorel

Character Name : Swana's Restaurant Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : George Sorel

Gender : Male

Edwin Stanley

Character Name : Soviet Lawyer (uncredited)

Original Name : Edwin Stanley

Gender : Male

Kay Stewart

Character Name : Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Kay Stewart

Gender : Female

George Tobias

Character Name : Russian Visa Official (uncredited)

Original Name : George Tobias

Gender : Male

Jacques Vanaire

Character Name : Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Jacques Vanaire

Gender : Male

Ellinor Vanderveer

Character Name : Gossip (uncredited)

Original Name : Ellinor Vanderveer

Gender : Female

Paul Weigel

Character Name : Vladimir, with Letter from Leon (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Weigel

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Williams

Character Name : Indignant Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Elizabeth Williams

Gender : Female

Marek Windheim

Character Name : Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Marek Windheim

Gender : Male

Wolfgang Zilzer

Character Name : Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Wolfgang Zilzer

Gender : Male

Charles Fogel

Character Name : Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Fogel

Gender : Male

Dick Gordon

Character Name : Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Gordon

Gender : Male

Herschel Graham

Character Name : Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Herschel Graham

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

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 "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.