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1931 film by George Fitzmaurice

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Mata Hari is a 1931 American black-and-white Pre-Code Hollywood spy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed by George Fitzmaurice, who also served as producer alongside Irving Thalberg, the movie stars Greta Garbo, Ramón Novarro, Lewis Stone, and Lionel Barrymore. The screenplay was written by Benjamin Glazer, Leo Birinski, and Gilbert Emery, with music composed by William Axt. The narrative is set in Paris and explores themes of espionage and World War I.

The film has a runtime of 89 minutes and was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format. It received an IMDb rating of 6.5 and a TMDb vote average of 6.206. Critical assessments include a Metascore of 73 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 60%. The production budget was 558,000, resulting in a revenue of 2,227,000. The film is categorized under the genres of crime, drama, and romance.

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Film · TMDB

6.2

A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.

Released: 1931-12-2689 minDir: George FitzmauriceCrime, Drama, RomanceBudget: $558,000Box office: $2.2M

Cast

  • Greta Garbo as Mata Hari
  • Ramon Novarro as Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
  • Lionel Barrymore as General Serge Shubin
  • Lewis Stone as Andriani
  • C. Henry Gordon as Dubois
  • Karen Morley as Carlotta

Themes

  • espionage
  • world war i
  • spy
  • female spy
  • pre-code
  • exotic dancer

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Ratings

IMDb

6.6/10

4,026 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

60%

Metacritic

73/100

Year
1931
Runtime
89 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Romance
Rated
Approved

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Named after
Mata Hari
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
Mata Hari
Screenwriter
Gilbert Emery
Cast member
Sarah Padden
Composer
William Axt
Production company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cinematographer
William H. Daniels
Narrative location
Paris
Duration
90
FilmAffinity ID
713919
Dedicated to
Mata Hari
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Mata Hari 1931 film promo.jpg
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publication date
1931-01-01
Commons category
Mata Hari (1931 film)
film editor
Frank Sullivan
title
Mata Hari
production designer
Cedric Gibbons
costume designer
Adrian
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
characters
Mata Hari
review score
67%
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