Ninotchka

Ninotchka

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NR 1939 · 110 min · ★ 7.5 · Comedy, Romance

A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · Written by Billy Wilder

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