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A Countess from Hong Kong
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Synopsis
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 Hawaii, 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, All Movie Guide

Cast

Balbina French Maid
Peter Bartlett Steward
Marlon Brando Ogden Mears
Patrick Cargill Hudson
Charles Chaplin Old Steward
Anthony Chin Hawaiians
Carol Cleveland Nurse
Tippi Hedren Martha Mears
Dilys Laye Saleswoman
Sophia Loren Natascha
Michael Medwin John Felix
Bill Nagy Crawford
John Paul Captain
Margaret Rutherford Miss Gaulswallow
Angela Scoular Socialite
Marianne Stone Reporters
Burnell Tucker Hotel Receptiontst
Sydney Chaplin Harvey Crothers
Leonard Trolley Purser
Arthur Gross Immigration Officer
Len Lowe Electrician
Oliver Johnston Clark
Peter Bartlett Steward

Production Crew

Robert Cartwright Art Director
Arthur Ibbetson Cinematographer
Charles Chaplin Composer (Music Score)
Rosemary Burrows Costume Designer
Charles Chaplin Director
Gordon Hales Editor
Lambert Williamson Musical Direction/Supervision
Charles Chaplin Producer
Jerome Epstein Producer
Don Ashton Production Designer
Charles Chaplin Screenwriter
Vernon Dixon Set Designer
Year: 1967
Runtime: 108
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy
Romance

Produced by
Universal

Release
by Universal