- Release Date: 1948
- Runtime: 89 min
- Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Starring: Betty Grable, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Cesar Romero, Walter Abel ... see all
- Director: Otto Preminger, Ernst Lubitsch
- Plot: Circa 1861, Angelina, ruling countess of an Italian principality, is at a loss when invaded by a Hungarian army. Her lookalike ancestress Francesca, who saved a similar situation 300 years... Read more
User Reviews
That Lubitch in Ermine
Feb 11, 2007
Mart Sander - imdb.com
Feb 11, 2007Mart Sander - imdb.com
Can I be as simple and primitive in my evaluations as to simply say "I liked it"? It's reasonably funny by bits, it got great stars and it's gorgeous to look at. The songs (there are about two which are then... Full review
last but not least
Nov 11, 2006
yvescouvert - imdb.com
Nov 11, 2006yvescouvert - imdb.com
Lubitsch's last production but not his least interesting film. Somehow largely ignored by critics as he couldn't finish it himself and as the movie wasn't co-signed by Preminger who he did most of the staging... A very strange mix of musical... Full review
Wheee! That was fun
May 09, 2005
Igenlode Wordsmith - imdb.com
May 09, 2005Igenlode Wordsmith - imdb.com
I enjoyed this film far more than anything had led me to anticipate; from reading other comments here, I suspect it benefits enormously from being seen on a full-size screen in the cinema, in the company of a cheerful and enthusiastic... Full review
Fluffy musical set in 19th c. Balkan neverland
Nov 09, 2000
kate-143 - imdb.com
Nov 09, 2000kate-143 - imdb.com
In 1948 this was my all-time favorite movie. Betty Grable's costumes were so ravishing that I wanted to grow up to be her and dress like that. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., was irresistible as the dashing Hungarian officer. Silly and fluffy as... Full review
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