A millionairess and a doctor cannot marry until they meet conditions set up by their respective parents.A millionairess and a doctor cannot marry until they meet conditions set up by their respective parents.A millionairess and a doctor cannot marry until they meet conditions set up by their respective parents.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
Vittorio De Sica
- Joe
- (as Vittorio de Sica)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPeter Sellers and Sophia Loren recorded the novelty song "Goodness Gracious Me!" in order to promote the movie. The song became a big worldwide hit.
- Quotes
Dr. Ahmed el Kabir: [sailing across the Thames to his surgery, noticing Epifania attempting suicide] Hello, good day for a swim!
Epifania Parerga: I am not swimming, I am committing suicide
Dr. Ahmed el Kabir: Very good
Epifania Parerga: You don't understand, I'm killing myself
Dr. Ahmed el Kabir: Well, it is our common destiny, good day
- Crazy creditsThe end of the film finishes with 'And they lived happily ever after'.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film Preview: Episode #1.3 (1966)
Featured review
Surprisingly poor
I never saw this when it first came out, though I remember the song that went with it (but does not feature in it), and only caught up with it when the Times gave away free DVDs with its Saturday edition recently. I agree entirely with other criticisms; too little happens, the dialogue doesn't flow naturally, some of the acting is wooden and there are pointless cameos (e.g. by Alfie Bass) and weak attempts at slapstick (various persons ending up in the Thames). The setting seems to be modern, i.e. 1950s, but the East Enders the Indian doctor treats belong to an older time, the time of Shaw's own play, except that some are Indian or similar. Part of the problem seems to be the placing of some of Shaw's epigrammatic dialogue in a weaker and rather inappropriate framework; the millionairess is much more ruthless and unpleasant in the play, as I remember it. Sophia Loren is a pleasure to watch, and there seems to be genuine chemistry between her and Peter Sellers (as I believe was reported off-set), but they cannot save this, and good actors like Alastair Sim and Dennis Price are wasted.
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- oliver-123
- Nov 1, 2007
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Die Millionärin
- Filming locations
- Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK(Studio, uncredited)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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