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Silk Stockings (1957)

Fred Astaire , Cyd Charisse , Rouben Mamoulian , Roy Mack  |  NR |  DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Janis Paige, Peter Lorre, George Tobias
  • Directors: Rouben Mamoulian, Roy Mack
  • Writers: Abe Burrows, Cyrus Wood, E. Ray Goetz, George S. Kaufman, Herbert Fields
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Dubbed: French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: April 22, 2003
  • Run Time: 117 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00008AOWJ
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,129 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Silk Stockings" on IMDb

Special Features

  • All-new digital transfer
  • Cyd Charisse hosts Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
  • 2 vintage musical shorts: "Paree, Paree" and "The Poet and Peasant Overture"
  • Behind-the-scenes notes

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Fred Astaire took one of his final musical turns in this delightful 1957 comedy, a cold war update of the classic Ninotchka. Cyd Charisse, having previously wrapped her endless legs around Fred in The Band Wagon, plays the Greta Garbo role: a humorless Soviet functionary who sternly refuses the allure of Paris… for a while, anyway. Like some of the first widescreen musicals, Silk Stockings feels a little slowed down by the horizontal format, but nothing can dim the sparkle of Astaire and Charisse, nor quench the razzmatazz of Janis Paige. Paige and Astaire assess the current state of movies by singing that films today need "glorious Technicolor, breathtaking CinemaScope, and Stereophonic sound!" In the hands of Cole Porter, that phrase becomes wonderfully musical--and by the way, it's nice to see the composer identified with so many breezy 1930s songs staying au courant in the age of Sputnik and television. --Robert Horton

Product Description

Paris is the setting for this lively musical remake of the classic comedy "Ninotchka," with movie producer Fred Astaire wooing Russian Communist Cyd Charisse away from the Party line and into his arms. Able support from Jules Munshin and Peter Lorre and a Cole Porter score that includes "Too Bad," "All of You," and the title tune add to the fun. 117 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; featurette; bonus shorts; production notes; theatrical trailer. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.

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49 of 53 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite musicals of all time! January 28, 2002
Format:VHS Tape
After starring together in the movie "Bandwagon" (1953), Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse are back, better than ever! For lovers of musical/comedies, "Silk Stockings" is not to be missed!

When the Russian offficials find out that their beloved composer Peter Boroff (Wim Sonneveld) does not want to return to Russia after staying in Paris, they decide to take action. They send three comrades Bibinski (Jules Munshin), Brankov (Peter Lorre), and Ivanov (Joseph Buloff) to bring him back. But little do they realize that Boroff had secretly agreed to compose music for director Steve Canfield's (Fred Astaire) new Peggy Daiton (Janis Paige) movie. Steve then gets a plan to make a fake document saying that Boroff is actually half French! He easily convinces Bibinski, Brankov, and Ivanov to stay in Paris while settling the dispute of Boroff's nationality. Meanwhile the three Russians are having the time of their life smoking cigars, going to nightclubs, and enjoying themselves. The Russians take action by sending in envoy extraordinaire Ninotchka (Cyd Charisse) to once and for all bring by not only Boroff but also the other three comrades. Extremely cold and very 'Russian', Ninotchka is disgusted with the decadent Capitalistic Paris. But Steve who starts to fall in love with her, is determined to break her ice and to show her how to live... and to love.

Everything is just so totally fantastic about this movie! From the fun-loving Fred Astaire, the icy Cyd Charisse, the three bumbling and hilarious Munshin, Lorre, and Buloffe, and of course, who can forget Janis Paige in her very wacky and outgoing part as the swimstar actress, Peggy Daiton! And of course there are the musical numbers! Here are the dance numbers (Not in any order):

"All of You": Beautiful number done by Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. Steve certainly finds out that Ninotchka can really dance!
"Siberia": Hilarious number done by the Russian trio! It's so amazing seeing Peter Lorre singing and dancing in a musical number! And he seems to be enjoying himself so much!
"Silk Stockings": Cyd Charisse showcases her ballet talents in this very well done and beautiful dance.
"Red Blues": Very fun song and dance with the seemingly dull Russians having a great time.
"Too Bad We Can't Go Back to Moscow": I just love this song and Fred Astaire gets to dance with three Parisian girls who definitely know how to dance!
"Fated to Be Mated": Another Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse dance number.
"Ritz Rollin' Rock": There of course has to be a dance routine where Fred Astaire taps solo. And boy does he tap!
"Stereophonic Sound": Janis Paige and Fred Astaire say the three qualities that are needed nowadays in movies.
"Satin and Silk": Peggy Dainton is desperate to have Boroff's music made into popular songs. This is the number where she 'convinces' him.
"Josephine": The popular song that is made from Boroff's music, "Ode to a Tractors". We never really get to hear the whole thing though.

Here are some of my other favorite musicals/comedies which I highly recommend. "Take Me Out to the Ballgame", "Bandwagon", "Cover Girl", "Tea for Two", "Singin' in the Rain", "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", "The Barkleys of Broadway", the three "That's Entertainment" videos, and "Guys and Dolls". Of course there's plenty more!

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars RITZY LOOKING TRANSFER OF A GREAT MOVIE MUSICAL April 22, 2003
By Nix Pix
Format:DVD
In hindsight "Silk Stockings" proved to be one of MGM's last great musical acheivements and Fred Astaire's final appearance in a musical worthy of his inimitable talents. Astaire plays, Steven Canfield, a rotten capitalist and movie producer who butts heads with communist, special envoy, Nina Yoshenko, who has been sent from Moscow to Paris to apprehend a wayward Russian composer. The cast also includes Janis Paige in a hilarious and campy lampoon of an 'Esther Williams-type' actress attempting to play Napoleon's Josephine in a musical remake of "War and Peace". Peter Lorre and Jules Munshin are at their comedy best as two communist sympathizers wooed by the pleasures of Paris.
AT LAST - a transfer worthy of the elegant Mr. Cole Porter. Warner Home Video gives us a rich looking, robust sounding DVD that really celebrates the performances in this memorable musical. Colors are deep, rich, gorgeous and consistant throughout. Contrast and shadow levels are outstanding. Fine details are amazingly sharp. Edge enhancement, shimmering and aliasing are practically non-existant. There is no pixelization or film or digital grain to speak of, for a thoroughly smooth but sharp visual presentation that will surely please. The audio has been remixed to 5.1 and is marvelous, rich sounding and fully realized within the confines of its dated characteristic.
Extras: Another Cole Porter/making-of featurette that is really a throw away, save the few glimpses of Cyd Charisse and Janis Paige that we get. Theatrical trailer and cast bios and a couple of short subjects - not anamorphically enhanced, even though the film (thank heaven) is!
Bottom Line: This disc is a must have and the only DVD of the Cole Porter bunch worthy of your hard earned money. BUY IT TODAY!
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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Fred and Cyd are Pure Silk! June 8, 2003
Format:DVD
Here's an interesting Fred Astaire film from the late fifties that is both dated and timeless. The timelessness comes from Fred and Cyd Charisse in a great musical romantic comedy. The dated aspects are most of the digs at the Cold War Russians, but it's all part of the fun.

In this retelling of "Ninotchka", lots of comedy mileage is gotten from the Cold War and the sad state of the Russian citizenry ("You mean you want to get IN to Russia? Of your own free will?!"). Three whole numbers are dedicated to the misery of being a Russian under Communist rule ("Siberia", "Too Bad, We Can't Go Back to Moscow", and "The Red Blues"). Some other tunes like "It's a Chemical Reaction, That's All" pit the Commie view of love against the good ol' red white and blue all-American view.

Two numbers, "All of You" and "Silk Stockings", are both well worth the price of admission. There has never been a finer example of the pure grace in the art of dance than when Cyd and Fred perform in "All of You". In the "Silk Stockings" number, Cyd solos in a balletic dance showing how the Russian robot becomes seduced by the luxury and femininity of Paris.

The Cole Porter songs are okay, but hardly his apex. "Ritz Roll and Rock" is an interesting curio if nothing else, as Porter and Astaire try their hand at rock n' roll. Even though the song is so-so, the dance number is pretty good, and when the curtain rises on Fred in this one, you know he and he alone owns the dance floor... before the dance even starts!

"The Poet and Peasant Overture" is included as a short subject, apparently to show off the new miracle of the CinemaScope widescreen process. As an odd, but added treat, an early Bob Hope short "Paree, Paree", rounds things out. Bob gets second billing to the (now) forgotten actress Dorothy Stone in this 1934 musical tidbit. There's even a strange, Busby Berkeley look to the impromptu dance numbers, with a score of leggy dancers forming ever-evolving star and pinwheel patterns.

A good disc by far for Fred fans, and a keeper, regardless.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Film
Why doesn't Holly wood make superb films like this one anymore? It seems the focus now is on killing and mayhem. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Barbara Allen
5.0 out of 5 stars SILK STOCKINGS
FRED ASTAIRE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES ENJOY HIS DANCING AND ACTING. THIS MOVIE WAS GREAT FUNNY AND ROMANTIC AND THE CLOTHES THE WOMAN WEAR WHERE AMAZING.
Published 2 months ago by Maribel Gonsalves
2.0 out of 5 stars What a waste of great talent!
Not the sassy, saucy and brilliant Cyd Charisse I've grown to adore. Fred Astaire is fine here, but I'm not a big fan of his. Read more
Published 5 months ago by MI Feller
5.0 out of 5 stars Silk Stockings
A Delight - a lift to the spirits - a joy to watch - what more could one want? It's
Published 6 months ago by Sonia E. Meltzer
4.0 out of 5 stars Silk Stockings
Beautiful Cyd Charisse is Ninotchka, romantically convincing when she dances, her Russian character rounded out with the grace of the ballerina. Read more
Published 6 months ago by ian
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Fred Astaire movie!
I aboslutely LOVE this movie. It is my favorite Fred Astaire movie and I watch it as often as possible and it never gets old. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Leslie
5.0 out of 5 stars My second favorite Fred Astaire movie
I love all the Fred Astaire movies and this one is second only to Funny Face with Audrey Hepburn. This movie pairs Mr. Astaire with the lovely and elegant Cyd Charisse. Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. Ayala
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Published 9 months ago by Dr. H. A. Jones
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