Ninotchka
1939 · Movie · 110 min. · United States
Ninotchka is a stern, straightlaced Communist Party member sent to Paris to finish the sale of Grand Duchess Swana's jewels for the Soviet government. But, while studying the frivolous materialism of Paris, Ninotchka meets Leon, Swana's lawyer and sometime lover, and the two become enamored with one another -- without knowing each other's identity. The Grand Duchess, in the meantime, is suing the USSR for ownership of the jewels. What follows is a delicate web of intrigue and deception as Swana tries to blackmail Ninotchka into leaving Paris.
Direction Ernst Lubitsch
Cast Greta Garbo · Melvyn Douglas · Bela Lugosi · Ina Claire · Sig Ruman · Felix Bressart · Alexander Granach · Rolfe Sedan · Gregory Gaye · Edwin Maxwell · Richard Carle
Soundtrack Werner R. Heymann
Screenplay Charles Brackett · Billy Wilder · Walter Reisch · Melchior Lengyel
Cinematography William H. Daniels
Original title Ninotchka
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