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Ninotchka poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 77.7 / 100
1939·Comedy / Romance·1h 50m

NINOTCHKA

“Garbo Laughs!”

A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.

Above the Line
Ernst Lubitsch·DirectorWalter Reisch·ScreenplayCharles Brackett·ScreenplayWilliam H. Daniels·Director of PhotographyWerner R. Heymann·Original Music ComposerGene Ruggiero·Editor
Cast
Greta Garbo·Nina "Ninotchka" Ivanovna YakushovaMelvyn Douglas·Count Leon d'AlgoutIna Claire·Grand Duchess SwanaBela Lugosi·Commissar RazininSig Ruman·Comrade IranoffFelix Bressart·Comrade BuljanoffAlexander Granach·Comrade KopalskiGregory Gaye·Count Alexis RakoninRolfe Sedan·Hotel ManagerEdwin Maxwell·Mercier
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Ernst Lubitsch·DirectorJohn Waters·Second Unit DirectorHorace Hough·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Walter Reisch·ScreenplayCharles Brackett·ScreenplayBilly Wilder·ScreenplayMelchior Lengyel·Story
Camera· 3
William H. Daniels·Director of PhotographyWilliam Riley·Assistant CameraArnold Webster·Grip
Editing· 1
Gene Ruggiero·Editor
Sound & Music· 8
Werner R. Heymann·Original Music ComposerDouglas Shearer·Recording SupervisionWally Heglin·Supervising Sound EditorMaurice De Packh·OrchestratorDouglas Shearer·Sound DirectorConrad Kahn·Sound EngineerSidney Cutner·OrchestratorLeonid Raab·Orchestrator
Art & Design· 6
Adrian·Costume DesignCedric Gibbons·Art DirectionEdwin B. Willis·Set DecorationRandall Duell·Assistant Art DirectorJack Dawn·Makeup DesignerGeorge Elder·Props
Production· 2
Ernst Lubitsch·Executive ProducerSidney Franklin·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 3
Beth Langston·HairstylistJack Rohan·Wardrobe SupervisorSydney Guilaroff·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
77.7
OF 100
Master Score
7.8
OF 10
IMDb
97%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$2M
ROI 67%
Worldwide Gross
0
4 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Ninotchka's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Joyful, Romantic
Composition
Diagonal
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features a stylized illustration of two women's heads against a white background that transitions to blue on the right. The woman on the left has red”

romancecomedy
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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