Ninotchka (1960 film)

Last updated
Ninotchka
Directed byTom Donovan
Written by Roger O. Hirson (1960 adaptation)
Melchior Lengyel (story)
Screenplay byCharles Brackett (1939 screenplay))
Walter Reisch (1939 screenplay)
Billy Wilder (1939 screenplay)
Produced by David Susskind
Starring Maria Schell
Gig Young
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Distributed by American Broadcasting Company
Release date
  • April 20, 1960 (1960-04-20)(United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ninotchka is a 1960 American TV film. It is a remake of the 1939 Greta Garbo film Ninotchka . It was directed by Tom Donovan. [1]

Contents

Plot summary

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

Production

It was one of a series of movies that David Susskind and his Talent Associates adapted for television. The starring role was given to Maria Schell who had just appeared in a TV adaptation of For Whom the Bell Tolls . Schell said she had not seen the film. She added that Billy Wilder told her "This is a girl who feels she has to be in love with mankind -and she falls in love with a man." [2]

Reception

The Los Angeles Times called it an "expert production". [3] The Chicago Tribune said Schell "couldn't have been a bigger hit." [4] The New York Times called it a "highly polished production" which had "dated". [5]

References

  1. ↑ J. P. (Apr 17, 1960). "TAPED 'NINOTCHKA'". New York Times. ProQuest   115009529.
  2. ↑ Smith, C. (Apr 17, 1960). "THE TV SCENE". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   167681339.
  3. ↑ Barnes, A. (Apr 21, 1960). "TV REVIEW". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   167610553.
  4. ↑ Wolters, L. (Apr 21, 1960). "Ninotchka good fun on TV, too". Chicago Daily Tribune. ProQuest   182480820.
  5. ↑ J. G. (Apr 21, 1960). "TV: Dated 'ninotchka'". New York Times. ProQuest   115004992.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.