Silk Stockings

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Silk Stockings

1957

1h 57m

Musical

Comedy

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When movie producer Steve Canfield (Fred Astaire) attempts to convince respected Russian music composer Peter Ilyich Boroff (Wim Sonneveld) to score his next movie, his methods prove a little too effective. Accustomed to rigid communist ideals, Boroff is immediately charmed by the excess of Parisian nightlife and refuses to return to Russia. Unwilling to lose its national treasure, Moscow dispatches frigid bureaucrat Ninotchka Yoschenko (Cyd Charisse) to retrieve the wayward composer.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mar 14, 2026

3/4

The picture effectively marked Astaire’s retirement from dancing -- it was his last significant on-screen hoofing, and he’s as sublime as ever.

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Dennis Schwartz

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Mar 8, 2006

B-

Has a few sparkling moments that are irresistible.

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Emanuel Levy

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Jul 7, 2005

4/5

Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Apr 16, 2004

4/5

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

May 20, 2003

5/5

Mamoulian's swan song is one of his -- and Astaire's -- best.

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Scott R

@ScottR Jun 4, 2026

NYT 1000 films. A silly, lighthearted musical that at times was so ridiculous you had to laugh. It did have some fun Russian humor and characters. Saw on box.

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Feb 13, 2021

Entertaining musical. Second-rate Cole Porter. Fred Astaire's last dancing picture. Cyd Charisse is gorgeous.

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Feb 12, 2021

The Cold War anti-Soviet rhetoric is (probably unintentionally) hilarious to see 60+ years later. By the way, Truman was President when I was born so I remember those days. The dancing is beautiful to watch, maybe not so much the musical numbers, but overall it is a fun movie to watch. You just can't take it seriously.

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steve d

@RT35616104 Jul 20, 2020

Not as good as Ninotchka but it has it's charm.

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Thomas M

@TMProofreader May 8, 2019

The best musical movie ever made! With the best movie song ever sung: All of You!

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Jan 17, 2018

Half as funny as the original, but it seems they had to sacrifice something to make some of the musical numbers work. Astaire is certainly aging - you can tell be how much of the dance bits he spends stretching out on the floor. Charisse is fantastic when she finally dances. A shame that Lorre's funnies bit is his dance, as he could be hilarious in other films. The best lines from the original are preserved, but seem to have been lost in the timing. Still, there are a few moments in the dance scenes that are worth watching.

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Synopsis

When movie producer Steve Canfield (Fred Astaire) attempts to convince respected Russian music composer Peter Ilyich Boroff (Wim Sonneveld) to score his next movie, his methods prove a little too effective. Accustomed to rigid communist ideals, Boroff is immediately charmed by the excess of Parisian nightlife and refuses to return to Russia. Unwilling to lose its national treasure, Moscow dispatches frigid bureaucrat Ninotchka Yoschenko (Cyd Charisse) to retrieve the wayward composer.

Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Producer: Arthur Freed
Screenwriter: Leonard Gershe, Abe Burrows, George S. Kaufman, Melchior Lengyel, Laureen MacGrath, Leonard Spigelgass
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 18, 1957, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 27, 2012
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Scope (2.35:1)

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