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Marlon Brando, Sophia Loren, Sydney Chaplin, Tippi Hedren, Patrick Cargill ... see more see more... , Michael Medwin , Oliver Johnston , John Paul , Angela Scoular , Margaret Rutherford , Peter Bartlett , Bill Nagy , Dilys Laye , Arthur Gross , Balbina Meyer , Anthony Chin , Burnell Tucker , Leonard Trolley , Len Lowe , Marianne Stone , Carol Cleveland , Charles Chaplin , Geraldine Chaplin

Charles Chaplin wrote, directed, and scored this old-fashioned romantic comedy, which proved to be his last film. Wealthy American diplomat Ogden Mears (Marlon Brando) is sailing from Hong Kong to Haw... read more read more...aii, where he hopes to meet and reconcile with his estranged wife Martha (Tippi Hedren). However, while the ship takes on passengers in Hong Kong, a stowaway slips into Mears' suite. Natascha (Sophia Loren) is a White Russian countess who was forced to flee the country following the revolution and ended up in Hong Kong, where she earns a meager living as a dime-a-dance girl in a sleazy ballroom. When Mears discovers that Natascha is an uninvited guest in his quarters, she begs him to help her emigrate to the United States; when he refuses, Natascha tries a new tack, threatening to tell Martha that they've been sharing a stateroom if he doesn't cooperate. Mears grudgingly allows Natascha to stay with him and keep her secret until he can figure out a clever way to get rid of her. Margaret Rutherford has a showy supporting role as an eccentric passenger, and Chaplin gives himself a silent cameo as a bumbling porter (no fewer than four of his children also appear). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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G, 1 hr. 48 min.

Directed by: Charles Chaplin

Release Date: March 15, 1967

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DVD Release Date: February 4, 2003

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  • michaelcorleone
    March 28, 2009
    michaelcorleone
    Although it is clunky and banal at times, this is not nearly the monstrosity that it's made out to be by a lot of people. It's a light, amusing film with good performances from the whole cast, particularly Brando. Although it's repetitive and the humor doesn't always play out ide... read moreally, I found it a pleasant enough way to spend my evening.

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Emanuel Levy
April 7, 2009
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

Sadly, Chaplin's last picture, a slender, old-fashioned bedroom farce, is a misguided effort in which neither Brando nor Sophia Loren are well cast. Full Review

Ken Hanke
August 2, 2004
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Chaplin's last film is better than expected, but errs in trying to turn Brando and Loren into Chaplinesque performers.

Jeffrey M. Anderson
June 21, 2004
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

Chaplin's much maligned, but ultimately lovely, last film. Full Review

March 26, 2009
Variety

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May 9, 2005
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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August 1, 2006
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Thomas Delapa
November 4, 2004
Thomas Delapa, Boulder Weekly

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June 24, 2006
Time Out

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May 24, 2003
Film4

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