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Basic facts

Original title Silk Stockings
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
Swedish release 1957-10-21

Cast

Fred Astaire
Steven "Steve" Canfield, amerikansk filmregissör

Cyd Charisse
Nina "Ninotchka" Yoshenko

Janis Paige
Peggy Dayton, filmstjärna

Peter Lorre
Brankov, kommissarie

George Tobias
Vassili Markovitch, konstkommissarie

Jules Munshin
Bibinski, "Bibi", kommissarie

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Distribution title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Choreography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Music Coordinator
Vocal Arrangement
Conductor
Assistant Choreographer
Orchestration
Music Supervisor
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Sound Editor
Titles

Cast

Fred Astaire Steven "Steve" Canfield, amerikansk filmregissör
Cyd Charisse Nina "Ninotchka" Yoshenko
Janis Paige Peggy Dayton, filmstjärna
Peter Lorre Brankov, kommissarie
George Tobias Vassili Markovitch, konstkommissarie
Jules Munshin Bibinski, "Bibi", kommissarie
Joseph Buloff Ivanov, kommissarie
Wim Sonneveld Peter Ilyitch Boroff, sovjetisk kompositör
- Ej krediterade:
Belita Vera, balettdansös
Florence Wyatt Madame Fabour, ägarinna till modesalong
Lilyan Chauvin Sonia
Tybee Afra Fifi, dansös
Betty Uitti Suzette, den ljushåriga dansösen
Barrie Chase Gabrielle, den mörkhåriga dansösen
Rolfe Sedan inspicient
Leonid Snegoff förre konstkommissarien
Gregory Gaye sovjetisk man
Michael Panaieff sovjetisk balettmästare
Frank Arnold sovjetisk vakt
Peter Camlin hotellvaktmästare
Paul Bryar reporter
Stephen Ellis reporter
Eugene Borden reporter
Jean Heremans reporter
Francis Ravel reporter
Albert Carrier reporter
George Saurel reporter
Marcel De la Brosse reporter
Olga Borget reporter
Genevieve Pasques reporter
Roger Etienne reporter
Jean Del Val äldre servitör
Jan Arvan filmregissör
John Bleifer hyresgäst
June McCall mannekäng
Virginia Bates mannekäng
Susan Avery mannekäng
Arlene Karr mannekäng
June Kirby mannekäng
Michael Mark Mr. Volotoff
Zoia Karabanova Mrs. Volotoff
Edit Angold en fru
Kaaren Verne postfröken
Ivan Triesault sovjetisk ambassadtjänsteman i Paris
Manuel París dörrvaktmästare på nattklubben
George Calliga en man
Gisele Verlaine en kvinna
Leo Mostovoy en man

Companies

Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc.
Arthur Freed Productions Inc.
Copyright Loew's Inc. 1957-05-13 LP8326
Arthur Freed Productions Inc. 1957-05-13 LP8326
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1957

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 90922
Date 1957-10-09
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 3220 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (CinemaScope)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Westrex Sound Recording
Colour type Colour
Colour system Metrocolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3217 meter
Length in minutes 118 min


Original work

Original title Silk Stockings (Musical)
Author George S. Kaufman
Leueen McGrath
Abe Burrows
Composer Cole Porter
Lyrics Cole Porter


Original title Ninotchka (Film)
Screenplay, original work Menyhért Lengyel
Director, original work Ernst Lubitsch
Screenplay, original work Charles Brackett
Billy Wilder
Walter Reisch


Production location

1956-11-07 1957-01-31
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 10202 W. Washington Boulevard Culver City, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1957-07-18 Radio City Music Hall New York City, New York USA 118 min
Release in Sweden 1957-10-21 China Stockholm Sweden 118 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2000-10-12

Soundtrack listing

Original title Too Bad
Composer Cole Porter (1955)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1955)
Sung by Fred Astaire
Jules Munshin
Ernest Newton (dubbar Peter Lorres sång)
William B. Lee (dubbar Joseph Buloffs sång)
Danced by Fred Astaire
Jules Munshin
Peter Lorre
Joseph Buloff
Betty Uitti
Tybee Afra
Barrie Chase


Original title Paris Loves Lovers
Composer Cole Porter (1955)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1955)
Sung by Fred Astaire
Carol Richards (dubbar Cyd Charisse sång)


Original title Stereophonic Sound
Composer Cole Porter (1955)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1955)
Sung by Fred Astaire
Janis Paige
Danced by Fred Astaire
Janis Paige


Original title It's a Chemical Reaction, That's All
Composer Cole Porter (1955)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1955)
Sung by Fred Astaire
Danced by Fred Astaire
Cyd Charisse


Original title All of You
Composer Cole Porter (1955)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1955)
Sung by Fred Astaire
Danced by Fred Astaire
Cyd Charisse
Fred Astaire (repris)
Cyd Charisse (repris)


Original title Satin and Silk
Composer Cole Porter (1955)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1955)
Sung by Janis Paige
Danced by Janis Paige


Original title Silk Stockings
Composer Cole Porter (1955)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1955)
Danced by Cyd Charisse


Original title Fated to Be Mated
Composer Cole Porter (1957)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1957)
Sung by Fred Astaire
Danced by Fred Astaire
Cyd Charisse


Original title Josephine
Composer Cole Porter (1955)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1955)
Sung by Janis Paige


Original title Siberia
Composer Cole Porter (1955)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1955)
Sung by Jules Munshin
Ernest Newton (dubbar Peter Lorres sång)
William B. Lee (dubbar Joseph Buloffs sång)
Danced by Jules Munshin
Peter Lorre
Joseph Buloff


Original title Red Blues
Composer Cole Porter (1955)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1955)
Sung by Carol Richards (dubbar Cyd Charisse sång)
Jules Munshin
Ernest Newton (dubbar Peter Lorres sång)
William B. Lee (dubbar Joseph Buloffs sång)
Wim Sonneveld
kör
Danced by Cyd Charisse
Jules Munshin
Peter Lorre
Joseph Buloff
Wim Sonneveld
kör


Original title Ritz Roll and Rock
Composer Cole Porter (1957)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1957)
Sung by Fred Astaire
Danced by Fred Astaire
kör


Original title I've Got You Under My Skin
Composer Cole Porter (1936)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1936)


Original title Close
Composer Cole Porter (1937)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1937)


Original title Easy To Love
Composer Cole Porter (1936)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1936)


Original title I Concentrate on You
Composer Cole Porter (1939)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1939)


Original title You'd Be So Nice To Come Home to
Composer Cole Porter (1943)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1943)


Original title You Can Do No Wrong
Composer Cole Porter (1947)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1947)


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3135


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints 10
Slides 1
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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