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A Countess from Hong Kong

A Countess from Hong Kong

Comedy · Romance · 1967

A Russian countess stows away in the stateroom of a married U.S. diplomat bound for New York.

Movie details

A Countess from Hong Kong

“Fun at Sea! His Cabin, His PJs, Her Move!”

1967 Comedy · Romance 1h 47m

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6.0 / 10

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A Russian countess stows away in the stateroom of a married U.S. diplomat bound for New York.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Charlie Chaplin

Written by

Charlie Chaplin

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

Ogden Mears

Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

Natascha

Sydney Chaplin

Sydney Chaplin

Harvey Crothers

Tippi Hedren

Tippi Hedren

Martha Mears

Patrick Cargill

Patrick Cargill

Hudson

Michael Medwin

Michael Medwin

John Felix

Oliver Johnston

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Clark

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The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.