Balalaika (1939)
Where there's wine, women, and song!
A Russian prince disguised as a worker and a cafe singer secretly involved in revolutionary activities fall in love.
Director: Reinhold Schünzel
Genre: Romance, Music
Runtime: 102 min
Release Date: December 15, 1939
Cast
- Nelson Eddy - Prince Peter Karagin, aka Peter Teranda
- Ilona Massey - Lydia Marakova
- Charles Ruggles - Nicki Popoff
- Frank Morgan - Ivan Danchenoff
- Lionel Atwill - Professor Marakov
- C. Aubrey Smith - General Karagin
- Joyce Compton - Masha
- Dalies Frantz - Dimitri Marakov
- Phillip Terry - Lieutenant Smirnoff
- Walter Woolf King - Michael Sibirsky
Screenplay
- Eric Maschwitz (Theatre Play)
- Leon Gordon (Screenplay)
- Charles Bennett (Screenplay)
- Jacques Deval (Screenplay)
Music: Herbert Stothart
Cinematography: Karl Freund, Joseph Ruttenberg
Editing: George Boemler
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Themes
Musical Spectacle
Keywords
cossack, musical, revolutinoary
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Balalaika about?
- A Russian prince disguised as a worker and a cafe singer secretly involved in revolutionary activities fall in love.
- Who directed Balalaika?
- Balalaika was directed by Reinhold Schünzel.
- Who stars in Balalaika?
- Balalaika stars Nelson Eddy, Ilona Massey, Charles Ruggles, Frank Morgan, Lionel Atwill, C. Aubrey Smith.
- How long is Balalaika?
- Balalaika has a runtime of 1h 42m (102 minutes).
- What genre is Balalaika?
- Balalaika is a Romance, Music film.
- Where was Balalaika produced?
- Balalaika was produced in United States of America.
- What are the themes of Balalaika?
- The themes of Balalaika include: Musical Spectacle.