---
title: 'Ninotchka (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ernst Lubitsch'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ninotchka-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031725/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ninotchka (1939)

1939 · 110 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Ninotchka is a 1939 American romantic comedy film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and stars Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas. The film was written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett and Walter Reisch, based on a story by Melchior Lengyel. Ninotchka marked the first comedy role for Garbo, and her penultimate film; she received her fourth and final Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ernst Lubitsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-lubitsch)
- **Screenplay:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder), [Walter Reisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-reisch), [Charles Brackett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-brackett), [Melchior Lengyel](https://cinepixo.com/people/melchior-lengyel)
- **Producer:** [Ernst Lubitsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-lubitsch), [Sidney Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-franklin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Werner R. Heymann](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-r-heymann)
- **Director of Photography:** [William H. Daniels](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-daniels)
- **Editor:** [Gene Ruggiero](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-ruggiero)

## Cast

- [Greta Garbo](https://cinepixo.com/people/greta-garbo)
- [Melvyn Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvyn-douglas)
- [Felix Bressart](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-bressart)
- [Lawrence Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-grant)
- [Ernst Lubitsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-lubitsch)
- [George Tobias](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-tobias)
- [Ina Claire](https://cinepixo.com/people/ina-claire)
- [Gregory Gaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-gaye)
- [Peggy Moran](https://cinepixo.com/people/peggy-moran)
- [Tamara Shayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/tamara-shayne)
- [Ellinor Vanderveer](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellinor-vanderveer)
- [William Irving](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-irving)
- [Richard Carle](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-carle)
- [Alexander Granach](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-granach)
- [Frank Reicher](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-reicher)

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