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Ninotchka
Ninotchka

Ninotchka

Garbo Laughs!

Genres

ComedyRomance

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

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Budget

$1365000

Revenue

$2279000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

23 November 1939

Country

United States of America

Cast

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Nina "Ninotchka" Ivanovna Yakushova

Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Count Leon d'Algout

Ina Claire

Ina Claire

Grand Duchess Swana

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Commissar Razinin

Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

Comrade Iranoff

Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart

Comrade Buljanoff

Alexander Granach

Alexander Granach

Comrade Kopalski

Gregory Gaye

Gregory Gaye

Count Alexis Rakonin

Rolfe Sedan

Rolfe Sedan

Hotel Manager

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Mercier

Richard Carle

Richard Carle

Gaston

George Davis

George Davis

Porter at Railroad Station (uncredited)

Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams

Swana's Maid Jacqueline (uncredited)

Monya Andre

Monya Andre

Gossip (uncredited)

Nino Bellini

Nino Bellini

Swana's Restaurant Guest (uncredited)

Wilda Bennett

Wilda Bennett

Swana's Restaurant Guest (uncredited)

Symona Boniface

Symona Boniface

Gossip (uncredited)

Frederika Brown

Frederika Brown

Swana's Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Emilie Cabanne

Emilie Cabanne

Gossip (uncredited)

Paul Ellis

Paul Ellis

Minor Role (uncredited)

Fred Farrell

Fred Farrell

Attendant (uncredited)

Frank Fletcher

Frank Fletcher

Minor Role (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Gossip (uncredited)

Mary Forbes

Mary Forbes

Lady Lavenham (uncredited)

Jody Gilbert

Jody Gilbert

Streetcar Conductress - Moscow Roommate (uncredited)

Lawrence Grant

Lawrence Grant

General Savitsky (uncredited)

Jennifer Gray

Jennifer Gray

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Winifred Harris

Winifred Harris

English Lady Getting Visa (uncredited)

Ray Hendricks

Ray Hendricks

Waiter (uncredited)

William Irving

William Irving

Bartender (uncredited)

Hans Joby

Hans Joby

Man at Railroad Station (uncredited)

Charles Judels

Charles Judels

Cafe Owner Pere Mathieu (uncredited)

Armand Kaliz

Armand Kaliz

Louis the Headwaiter (uncredited)

Ernst Lubitsch

Ernst Lubitsch

Himself - Director in Trailer (uncredited)

Peggy Moran

Peggy Moran

First Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Sandra Morgan

Sandra Morgan

Gossip (uncredited)

Lucille Pinson

Lucille Pinson

German Woman at Railroad Station (uncredited)

Albert Pollet

Albert Pollet

Waiter (uncredited)

Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

Soviet Lawyer (uncredited)

Constantine Romanoff

Constantine Romanoff

Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Alexander Schoenberg

Alexander Schoenberg

Bearded Eiffel Tower Tourist (uncredited)

Harry Semels

Harry Semels

Gurganov (uncredited)

Tamara Shayne

Tamara Shayne

Moscow Roommate Anna (uncredited)

Florence Shirley

Florence Shirley

Swana's Phone Friend Marianne (uncredited)

George Sorel

George Sorel

Swana's Restaurant Guest (uncredited)

Edwin Stanley

Edwin Stanley

Soviet Lawyer (uncredited)

Kay Stewart

Kay Stewart

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

George Tobias

George Tobias

Russian Visa Official (uncredited)

Jacques Vanaire

Jacques Vanaire

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer

Ellinor Vanderveer

Gossip (uncredited)

Paul Weigel

Paul Weigel

Vladimir, with Letter from Leon (uncredited)

Elizabeth Williams

Elizabeth Williams

Indignant Woman (uncredited)

Marek Windheim

Marek Windheim

Manager (uncredited)

Wolfgang Zilzer

Wolfgang Zilzer

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Charles Fogel

Charles Fogel

Club Patron (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Club Patron (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Herschel Graham

Club Patron (uncredited)

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