My Geisha (1962)
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- 1h 59min
- Comedy, Drama
- Feb 1962 (Austria)
- Movie
An actress disguises herself as a geisha in order to land the lead role in her director husband's film version of 'Madam Butterfly'.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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| Shirley MacLaine | ... |
Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori
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| Yves Montand | ... |
Paul Robaix
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| Edward G. Robinson | ... |
Sam Lewis
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| Robert Cummings | ... |
Bob Moore
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| Yôko Tani | ... |
Kazumi Ito
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| Tatsuo Saitô | ... |
Kenichi Takata
(as Tatsuo Saito)
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Tamae Kiyokawa | ... |
Amatsu Hisako
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Ichirô Hayakawa | ... |
Hisako
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| Alex Gerry | ... |
Leonard Lewis
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Tsugundo Maki | ... |
Shiga
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George Furness | ... |
George (Robaix's butler)
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Junko Aoki | ... |
Geisha (uncredited)
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Nobuo Chiba | ... |
Shig (uncredited)
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Marion Furness | ... |
Bob's girlfriend (uncredited)
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Kazue Kaneko | ... |
Geisha (uncredited)
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Satoko Kuni | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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Mayumi Momose | ... |
Geisha (uncredited)
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Nariko Muramatsu | ... |
Head waitress (uncredited)
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Akemi Shimomura | ... |
Geisha (uncredited)
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Kyôko Takeuchi | ... |
Geisha (uncredited)
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Akiko Tsuda | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jack Cardiff | ||
Written by
| Norman Krasna | ... | (screenplay) |
| Norman Krasna | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Steve Parker | ... | producer |
Music by
| Franz Waxman | ||
Cinematography by
| Shunichirô Nakao | ... | (as Shunichiro Nakao) |
Editing by
| Archie Marshek | ||
Editorial Department
| Ron Thompson | ... | color consultant: Technicolor |
Art Direction by
| Makoto Kikuchi | ||
| Arthur Lonergan | ||
| Hal Pereira | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sam Comer | ||
| Dorcy Howard | ... | (as Dorcy W. Howard) |
Costume Design by
| Edith Head | ||
Makeup Department
| Shu Uemura | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Frank Westmore | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Wally Westmore | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Junjirô Yamada | ... | wigs (as Junjiro Yamada) |
Production Management
| Harry Caplan | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ikuo Kobayashi | ... | assistant director |
| Harry Kratz | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Charles Grenzbach | ... | sound recordist |
| Harold Lewis | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Stanley W. Sayer | ... | photographer: second unit |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Seibu | ... | kimono costumer |
| Frank Somper | ... | furs |
Music Department
| Joe Nassbaum Jr. | ... | music editor |
| Leonid Raab | ... | orchestrator |
| Allan Reuss | ... | musician: banjo |
| John T. Boudreau | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Harold Brown | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Mahlon Clark | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
| John Clyman | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| John C. Hammell | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
| Earl Hatch | ... | musician: marimba (uncredited) |
| Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Pearl Kaufman | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| William Kraft | ... | musician: tympani (uncredited) |
| Irving Lipschultz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Sinclair Lott | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Lou Maury | ... | musician: piano, banjo (uncredited) |
| Gale Robinson | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| June Shelley | ... | double: Shirley MacLaine (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1962) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1962) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1962) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1962) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- CBS (1967) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Rete A (1984) (Italy) (tv)
- Paramount Pictures (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Archive Collection (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Japan (2015) (Japan) (DVD)
- Paramount Channel (2020) (France) (tv)
- Filmjuwelen (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Paul Robaix is a well known director, married to Lucy Dell, a famous movie star. Robaix wants to make a movie of the classic play Madame Butterfly, but he doesn't want his wife to play the leading part, as in his previous pictures. Producer Sam Lewis and Lucy Dell think up a scheme to get her in the picture after all. Lucy disguises as a Geisha, and gets the leading part in the picture. When Robaix finds out he gets so mad, he wants to divorce Lucy...
Written by Christian Siemons |
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| Taglines | It's the WACKIEST HOAX That Ever Turned the Screen Hilarious! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Shu Uemura took over the makeup for MacLaine's Geisha role after Michael Westmore fell ill. The international recognition Uemura received for his work enabled him to launch his own cosmetics company. See more » |
| Goofs | A huge premiere is planned for the movie Lucy is working on mere days after the final scene is shot; in reality, a major film of the magnitude she's starring in would take months for editing and other post-production work. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982). See more » |
| Soundtracks | MADAMA BUTTERFLY See more » |
| Quotes |
Kazumi Ito:
No one before you, my husband, not even I. See more » |