The Millionairess

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The Millionairess

1960

1h 30m

Comedy

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Millionairess Epifania Parerga (Sophia Loren) has everything she could ever want, except love. So when she meets brilliant Dr. Kabir (Peter Sellers), she decides to add him to her list of possessions. Unfortunately, Kabir is not so easily won and presents her with an unusual prenuptial condition: she must live on only 35 shillings a day for 90 days if she wishes to marry him. Epifania accepts and presents a counter-challenge: Kabir must triple a small investment within the same 90-day period.

Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

One of the least memorable of Bernard Shaw's plays has been turned into a handsome but oddly sluggish film under the direction of Anthony Asquith...

Dec 2, 2019

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Dwight MacDonald

Esquire Magazine

The Millionairess is a bit of comic pastry that comes out too rich and soggy. It needed style and a light touch.

Jul 12, 2019

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

The stars help, but this should be so much better than it is.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 29, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jun 11, 2005

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 23, 2005

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I watched this on DVD recently. It's from 1960, but somehow feels older. The story has promise, and there is a talented cast to deliver it, but sadly I felt it underperformed failing to reach it's potential. I thought Sophia Loren performed well, but Peter Sellers not so much. I'm puzzled why he tends to play Indian's, because it seems so strange to me. I found the pace too slow, and I thought that the film appeared to be held back by the technology available when it was made in terms of lighting and image quality. It wasn't terrible by any measure, and at a nostalgic level I could recommend it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Audience Member

the world's richest woman finds there is a catch to go with her inheritance

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

Loren and Sellers try hard but can't make a mountain out of a mole hill. Loren looks lovely, though.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Should have been so much better!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Ok.. Not so gr8.. Funny in parts!!!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Sophia Loren is visually stunning in this film, so it is a shame that Peter Sellers can not match this level within his comedy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Synopsis

Millionairess Epifania Parerga (Sophia Loren) has everything she could ever want, except love. So when she meets brilliant Dr. Kabir (Peter Sellers), she decides to add him to her list of possessions. Unfortunately, Kabir is not so easily won and presents her with an unusual prenuptial condition: she must live on only 35 shillings a day for 90 days if she wishes to marry him. Epifania accepts and presents a counter-challenge: Kabir must triple a small investment within the same 90-day period.

Director: Anthony Asquith
Producer: Pierre Rouve
Screenwriter: Wolf Mankowitz
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (DVD): May 20, 2008
Runtime: 1h 30m