Top billed cast

1. 

   Greta Garbo

   Nina "Ninotchka" Ivanovna Yakushova

2. 

   Melvyn Douglas

   Count Leon d'Algout

3. 

   Ina Claire

   Grand Duchess Swana

4. 

   Bela Lugosi

   Commissar Razinin

5. 

   Sig Ruman

   Comrade Iranoff

6. 

   Felix Bressart

   Comrade Buljanoff

7. 

   Alexander Granach

   Comrade Kopalski

8. 

   Gregory Gaye

   Count Alexis Rakonin

9. 

   Rolfe Sedan

   Hotel Manager

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-03-06

Although Greta Garbo takes top billing here - and she's great - I think this film really belongs to the on-form Melvyn Douglas as the scheming "Leon". He is the boyfriend of the Imperial Grand Duchess "Swana" (Ina Claire) who is living in exile in Paris. The newly formed Soviet Union is a bit broke, so three of it's finest representatives have arrived with what was her priceless jewellery so they can sell it on. "Leon" sees a chance for them to cash in so gets an injunction stalling the sale and that results in Moscow sending their best agent (Garbo) to get the job done. She's a no-nonsense co...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,365,000.00

Revenue
$2,279,000.00

Keywords

• capitalist
• paris, france
• capitalism
• white russian
• jewelry
• satire
• fur
• amused