Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Writers: Charles Brackett; Billy Wilder; Walter Reisch; Melchior Lengyel

Musical Score by: Werner R. Heymann

Keywords: Romantic Comedy, France

A trade mission of three apparatchiks try to sell jewelry confiscated from a Grand Duchess of the Russian Empire, but they are distracted by the decadent delights of capitalist Paris. Moscow dispatches the no-nonsense Ninotchka, played by Greta Garbo, to bring the effort back on track. Received Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Original Story and Best Screenplay. Entered 1990 into the National Film Registry.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Felix Bressart	Actor	2-Mar-1892	17-Mar-1949	To Be or Not to Be
Ina Claire	Actor	15-Oct-1893	21-Feb-1985	Ninotchka
Melvyn Douglas	Actor	5-Apr-1901	4-Aug-1981	Being There
Greta Garbo	Actor	18-Sep-1905	15-Apr-1990	Vanted to be alone
Alexander Granach	Actor	18-Apr-1893	14-Mar-1945	Nosferatu
Bela Lugosi	Actor	20-Oct-1882	16-Aug-1956	Dracula
Sig Ruman	Actor	11-Oct-1884	14-Feb-1967	Stalag 17

CAST

Greta Garbo	...   Ninotchka
with
Melvyn Douglas	...   Leon
Ina Claire	...   Swana
Bela Lugosi	...   Razinin
Sig Ruman	...   Iranoff
Felix Bressart	...   Buljanoff
Alexander Granach	...   Kopalski
Gregory Gaye	...   Rakonin
Rolfe Sedan	...   Hotel Manager
Edwin Maxwell	...   Mercier
Richard Carle	...   Gaston

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