Principal cast
Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire, Bela Lugosi and Sig Ruman
Film 476 of 498 on the Screen Path
Ninotchka
Garbo Laughs!
About the film
Ninotchka at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1939 film at stop 476 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Key craft credits
William H. Daniels (director of photography), Gene Ruggiero (editor), Werner R. Heymann (original music composer), Billy Wilder (screenplay) and Charles Brackett (screenplay)
- Director
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Release
- 1939-11-16
- Runtime
- 110 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy and Romance
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 15 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 15 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
15 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Greta GarboCharacter: Nina "Ninotchka" Ivanovna Yakushova
- Melvyn DouglasCharacter: Count Leon d'Algout
- Ina ClaireCharacter: Grand Duchess Swana
- Bela LugosiCharacter: Commissar Razinin
- Sig RumanCharacter: Comrade Iranoff
- Felix BressartCharacter: Comrade Buljanoff
- Alexander GranachCharacter: Comrade Kopalski
- Gregory GayeCharacter: Count Alexis Rakonin
- Rolfe SedanCharacter: Hotel Manager
- Edwin MaxwellCharacter: Mercier
- Richard CarleCharacter: Gaston
- George DavisCharacter: Porter at Railroad Station (uncredited)
Full crew
Full crew
- Ernst LubitschCredits: Director, Executive Producer
- Charles BrackettCredits: Screenplay
- Billy WilderCredits: Screenplay
- Walter ReischCredits: Screenplay
- William H. DanielsCredits: Director of Photography
- Gene RuggieroCredits: Editor
- Werner R. HeymannCredits: Original Music Composer
- Cedric GibbonsCredits: Art Direction
- Edwin B. WillisCredits: Set Decoration
- AdrianCredits: Costume Design
- Wally HeglinCredits: Supervising Sound Editor
- Douglas ShearerCredits: Recording Supervision, Sound Director
- Conrad KahnCredits: Sound Engineer
- Sidney FranklinCredits: Associate Producer
- Melchior LengyelCredits: Story
- Jack DawnCredits: Makeup Designer
- Sydney GuilaroffCredits: Hairstylist
- Beth LangstonCredits: Hairstylist
- Horace HoughCredits: Assistant Director
- John WatersCredits: Second Unit Director
- Randall DuellCredits: Assistant Art Director
- George ElderCredits: Props
- William RileyCredits: Assistant Camera
- Arnold WebsterCredits: Grip
- Jack RohanCredits: Wardrobe Supervisor
- Sidney CutnerCredits: Orchestrator
- Maurice De PackhCredits: Orchestrator
- Leonid RaabCredits: Orchestrator
- A. Lindsley LaneCredits: Camera Operator
- Milton BrownCredits: Still Photographer
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