Ninotchka

1939 · directed by Ernst Lubitsch

Rating

84/100

Hit

yes

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

Ninotchka (1939), directed by Ernst Lubitsch, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Greta Garbo
• Melvyn Douglas
• Ina Claire
• Bela Lugosi
• Sig Ruman
• Felix Bressart
• Alexander Granach
• Gregory Gaye
• Rolfe Sedan
• Edwin Maxwell

Crew

• William H. Daniels — Director of Photography
• Gene Ruggiero — Editor
• Werner R. Heymann — Original Music Composer
• Billy Wilder — Screenplay
• Charles Brackett — Screenplay
• Walter Reisch — Screenplay

More from Ernst Lubitsch

1. The Shop Around the Corner (1940) — 87/100 · hit
2. To Be or Not to Be (1942) — 84/100 · hit
3. Trouble in Paradise (1932) — 82/100 · hit
4. Angel (1937) — 82/100 · hit
5. The Love Parade (1929) — 81/100 · hit
6. Cluny Brown (1946) — 81/100 · hit

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