Silk Stockings
Seen it?1957 | 117 min | Comedy, Romance
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved How to Marry a Millionaire, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1957: an older pace and style.
After three bumbling Soviet agents fail in their mission to retrieve a straying Soviet composer from Paris, the beautiful, ultra-serious Ninotchka is sent to complete their mission and to retrieve them. She starts out condemning the decadent West, but gradually falls under its spell—with the help of an American movie producer. A remake of Ninotchka (1939).
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 30K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian
- Fred AstaireSteve Canfield
- Cyd CharisseNinotchka Yoschenko
- Janis PaigePeggy Dayton
- Peter LorreBrankov
- George TobiasVassili Markovitch
- Jules MunshinBibinski
- Joseph BuloffIvanov
- Wim SonneveldPeter Ilyitch Boroff
- Barrie ChaseDancer Gabrielle (uncredited)
- Tybee BrasciaDancer Fifi (uncredited)