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Ninotchka is a 1939 American romantic comedy film made for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by producer and director Ernst Lubitsch and starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas. It was written by Billy Wilder , Charles Brackett , and Walter Reisch , [1] based on a story by Melchior Lengyel .
4 Sep 2021 · Ninotchka is a comedy film starring Greta Garbo as a Soviet agent in Paris. It was one of the first American films to satirize the Stalinist regime and compare it with the free society of pre-war Paris.
A Soviet woman sent to Paris to sell the jewels of a Russian countess falls in love with a playboy. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Ernst Lubitsch classic.
A no-nonsense diplomat of the Soviet Union, Nina Ivanovna "Ninotchka" Yakushova (Greta Garbo) arrives in Paris to ensure the sale of jewels seized during the Russian Revolution.
Synopsis. Comrades Iranoff, Buljanoff and Kopalski are sent to Paris to raise money for the Russian government by selling the confiscated jewels of the Grand Duchess Swana. Hoping to enjoy their one trip to Paris, the comrades decide to stay at a luxurious hotel instead of a cheap one until the sale is completed.
Purchase Ninotchka on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Greta Garbo stars as the earnest commissar who proves to be almost immune to champagne, humor--and love--Ninotchka. 1939.
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
