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Ninotchka is a 1939 American romantic comedy film made for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by producer and director Ernst Lubitsch and starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas. [1] It was written by Billy Wilder , Charles Brackett , and Walter Reisch , [ 1 ] based on a story by Melchior Lengyel .
Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor.Douglas came to prominence in 1929 as a suave leading man, perhaps best typified by his performance in the romantic comedy Ninotchka (1939) with Greta Garbo.
Ninotchka (Maria Schell) is a dedicated Soviet official on assignment in Paris to barter jewels for farm machinery. Her perspective on life changes when she falls in love. Cast
Finally, in 1939, Garbo was nominated for Ninotchka, but again came away empty-handed. Gone With the Wind swept the major awards, including Best Actress, which went to Vivien Leigh. [230] [231] In 1954, however, she was awarded an Academy Honorary Award "for her luminous and unforgettable screen performances". [4]
The championship was held up when a match between Americana and Col. Ninotchka ended in controversy. [22] 4 Tina Ferrari: May 15, 1987: GLOW: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling: Las Vegas, NV: 1 [Note 1] Ferrari defeated Col. Ninotchka to win the vacant championship [23] 5 Col. Ninotchka: December 1987: GLOW: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling: Las Vegas ...
It was the first of 14 consecutive commercially successful films that the pair co-wrote including the comedy Ninotchka (1939), and the romantic drama Hold Back the Dawn (1941), which both received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Screenplay.
Silk Stockings is a musical with a book by George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath, and Abe Burrows and music and lyrics by Cole Porter.The musical is loosely based on the Melchior Lengyel story Ninotchka and the 1939 film adaptation it inspired. [1]
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