Ninotchka

1939
Approved
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

23K

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Romantic Comedy Satire Screwball Comedy Comedy Romance

A stern Soviet woman sent to Paris to supervise the sale of jewels seized from Russian nobles finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.A stern Soviet woman sent to Paris to supervise the sale of jewels seized from Russian nobles finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.A stern Soviet woman sent to Paris to supervise the sale of jewels seized from Russian nobles finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

23K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total

Iranoff
(as Sig Rumann)

Felix Bressart

Buljanoff

Alexander Granach

Kopalski

Gregory Gaye

Rakonin

Rolfe Sedan

Hotel Manager

Edwin Maxwell

Mercier

Richard Carle

Gaston

Dorothy Adams

Swana's Maid
(uncredited)

Monya Andre

Gossip
(uncredited)

Nino Bellini

Swana's Restaurant Guest
(uncredited)

Wilda Bennett

Swana's Restaurant Guest
(uncredited)

Eumenio Blanco

Waiter
(uncredited)

Symona Boniface

Gossip
(uncredited)

Frederika Brown

Swana's Restaurant Patron
(uncredited)

Storyline

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Trivia
Greta Garbo had her misgivings about appearing in a comedy and was particularly nervous about the drunk scene, which she considered to be highly vulgar.

Goofs
When Ninotchka tells a funny story, objects on the desk change positions.

Quotes
Buljanoff: How are things in Moscow?
Ninotchka: Very Good. The last mass trials were a great success. There are going to be fewer but better Russians.

Alternate versions
Also available in a computer colorized version.

Connections
Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

Soundtracks
L'Internationale
(uncredited)
Music by Pierre Degeyter

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Featured review

Perfection!

My all-time favorite comedy! All right, I am a Garbo fan regardless of the role, and I happen to think that Melvyn Douglas was perfectly cast here. In fact, the entire cast excels, without exception, in one of Lubitsch's finest and most elegant films. Those who think that lines like "The show trials were a great success...there are now fewer, but better, Russians" are dated, or that making fun of totalitarianism is tasteless and politically incorrect need to lighten up. Garbo is not only very funny in this classic, she is inexpressibly lovely (as always). A must-see for any lover of beautifully crafted and entertaining film comedies.