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Silk Stockings

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When movie producer Steve Canfield (Fred Astaire) attempts to convince respected Russian music composer Peter Illyich Boroff (Wim Sonneveld) to score his next movie, his methods prove a little too effective. Accustomed to rigid communist ideals, Boroff is immediately charmed by the excess of Parisian nightlife and refuses to return to Russia. Unwilling to lose its national treasure, Moscow dispatches frigid bureaucrat Ninotchka Yoschenko (Cyd Charisse) to retrieve the wayward composer.
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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy [UPDATED 2025 REVIEW] The picture effectively marked Fred Astaire's retirement from dancing -- it was his last significant on-screen hoofing, and he's as sublime as ever. Yet it's co-star Cyd Charisse who dominates the picture. Rated: 3/4 Jul 30, 2016 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Has a few sparkling moments that are irresistible. Rated: B- Mar 8, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 4/5 Jul 7, 2005 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 4/5 Apr 16, 2004 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Mamoulian's swan song is one of his -- and Astaire's -- best. Rated: 5/5 May 20, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Entertaining musical. Second-rate Cole Porter. Fred Astaire's last dancing picture. Cyd Charisse is gorgeous. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/21 Full Review Audience Member The Cold War anti-Soviet rhetoric is (probably unintentionally) hilarious to see 60+ years later. By the way, Truman was President when I was born so I remember those days. The dancing is beautiful to watch, maybe not so much the musical numbers, but overall it is a fun movie to watch. You just can't take it seriously. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review steve d Not as good as Ninotchka but it has it's charm. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The best musical movie ever made! With the best movie song ever sung: All of You! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Half as funny as the original, but it seems they had to sacrifice something to make some of the musical numbers work. Astaire is certainly aging - you can tell be how much of the dance bits he spends stretching out on the floor. Charisse is fantastic when she finally dances. A shame that Lorre's funnies bit is his dance, as he could be hilarious in other films. The best lines from the original are preserved, but seem to have been lost in the timing. Still, there are a few moments in the dance scenes that are worth watching. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Cole Porter's Broadway hit musical adaptation of Ninotchka was transferred to the screen by MGM and director Rouben Mamoulian with the emphasis on dance, and with Astaire & Charisse as the stars, the change works quite well; Janis Paige almost steals the show as a former swimming star a la Esther Williams, and her number "Satin & Silk" is a pure delight; other musical highlights include Cyd's ballet to "Silk Stockings," Astaire and Paige's "Stereophonic Sound," and Astaire and Charisse's duet to "All of You." Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Rouben Mamoulian

Director

Fred Astaire

Steve Canfield

Cyd Charisse

Ninotchka "Nina" Yoschenko

Janis Paige

Peggy Dainton

Peter Lorre

Brankov

George Tobias

Vassili Markovitch

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Synopsis When movie producer Steve Canfield (Fred Astaire) attempts to convince respected Russian music composer Peter Illyich Boroff (Wim Sonneveld) to score his next movie, his methods prove a little too effective. Accustomed to rigid communist ideals, Boroff is immediately charmed by the excess of Parisian nightlife and refuses to return to Russia. Unwilling to lose its national treasure, Moscow dispatches frigid bureaucrat Ninotchka Yoschenko (Cyd Charisse) to retrieve the wayward composer.
Director
Rouben Mamoulian
Producer
Arthur Freed
Screenwriter
Leonard Gershe, Abe Burrows, George S. Kaufman, Melchior Lengyel, Laureen MacGrath, Leonard Spigelgass
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 18, 1957, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 27, 2012
Runtime
1h 57m
Sound Mix
Stereo
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Scope (2.35:1)
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