Ninotchka
Sign in to saveNinotchka is a 1939 American romantic comedy film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and stars Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas. The film was written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett and Walter Reisch, based on a story by Melchior Lengyel. Ninotchka marked the first comedy role for Garbo, and her penultimate film; she received her third and final Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
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7.5A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Released: 1939-11-16110 minDir: Ernst LubitschComedy, Romance
Cast
- Greta Garbo as Nina "Ninotchka" Ivanovna Yakushova
- Melvyn Douglas as Count Leon d'Algout
- Ina Claire as Grand Duchess Swana
- Bela Lugosi as Commissar Razinin
- Sig Ruman as Comrade Iranoff
- Felix Bressart as Comrade Buljanoff
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Ninotchka
- Film.image
- Ninotchka (1939 poster - Style D).jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Film.producer
- Ernst LubitschSidney Franklin
- Film.screenplay
- Charles BrackettBilly WilderWalter Reisch
- Film.story
- Melchior Lengyel
- Film.starring
- Greta GarboMelvyn DouglasIna Claire
- Film.music
- Werner R. Heymann
- Film.cinematography
- William H. Daniels
- Film.editing
- Gene Ruggiero
- Film.distributor
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Film.runtime
Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1939
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Screenwriter
- Melchior Lengyel
- Cast member
- Edwin Maxwell
- Composer
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Ninotchka is a 1939 American romantic comedy film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and stars Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas. The film was written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett and Walter Reisch, based on a story by Melchior Lengyel. Ninotchka marked the first comedy role for Garbo, and her penultimate film; she received her third and final Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
In 1990, Ninotchka was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It has been listed as one of the greatest films of all time by Empire in 2008 and Time in 2011. Ninotchka has a rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews.
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