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Ninotchka

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Ninotchka
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NR,1hr 50min
Genres:
Comedy,Romance
Release:
1939
Director:
Ernst Lubitsch
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Bela Lugosi  ...more
Synopsis: "Garbo Laughs!" declared the ads for Ninotchka. In the face of dwindling foreign revenues, MGM decided to put Greta Garbo, a bigger draw in Europe than the US, in a box-office-savvy comedy, engaging the services of master farceur Ernst Lubitsch to direct. The film opens in Paris during the aftermath of the Russian revolution. A trio of Russian delegates (Sig Rumann, Felix Bressart, and Alexander Granach) are sent to Paris to sell the Imperial Jewels for ready cash. Grand Duchess Swana (Ina Claire), ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
Ninotchka connects the careers of 1930s directing great Ernst Lubitsch and future directing great Billy Wilder, who was among a quartet of writers who did credited work on this film. The film evidences the strength of both, Lubitsch's lighter style works together with Wilder's more cutting dialogue. The production values and tech credits are first-rate, with the glossy look and classy feel that were ... Full Review
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Greta Garbo
Ninotchka
Melvyn Douglas
Count Leon Dalga
Bela Lugosi
Commissar Razinin
Sig Rumann
Michael Iranoff
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