Summary
In Cold War-era West Berlin, American Coca-Cola executive C.R. 'Mac' MacNamara is tasked with playing babysitter to his boss' spoiled 17-year-old daughter Scarlett, who proves more difficult than anticipated when she reveals that she is pregnant by a Communist.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 81Audiences 81GoodWatch 80
Box office
1.3×its budget
- Budget
- $3 M
- Worldwide
- $4 M
Worldwide it earned $1 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for comedies, +9 min on the typical 100
typical 100109Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1961
December 15, 1961
65 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanRussianMade in
United States
Academy Awards1962
- Best Cinematography, Black-and-White1962Nominated
- Cinematography1962Nominated
Golden Globe Awards1962
- Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy1962Nominated
- Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture1962Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards1962
- Best Written Comedy1962Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
32 people
James CagneyC.R. MacNamara
Horst BuchholzOtto Ludwig Piffl
Pamela TiffinScarlett Hazeltine
Arlene FrancisPhyllis MacNamara
Liselotte PulverFräulein Ingeborg
Hanns LotharSchlemmer
Howard St. JohnWendell P. Hazeltine
Leon AskinPeripetchikoff
Ralf WolterBorodenko
Karl LieffenFritz
Hubert von MeyerinckCount von Droste Schattenburg- LBLoïs BoltonMelanie Hazeltine
Peter CapellMishkin
Til KiweReporter
Henning SchlüterDr. Bauer
Karl Ludwig LindtZeidlitz
Red ButtonsMP Sergeant (uncredited)- CAChristine AllenCindy MacNamara (uncredited)
- JAJohn AllenTommy MacNamara (uncredited)
John BannerKrause / Haberdasher (voice) (uncredited)- MBMax BuchsbaumTailor (uncredited)
- WBWerner ButtlerEast German Policeman (uncredited)
- PBPaul BösKrause (uncredited)
- JCJosef CoesfeldHairdresser (uncredited)
Directing · 4
- Billy Wilder Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Tom Pevsner Assistant Director
- André Smagghe Second Unit Director
- May Wale Brown Continuity
Writing · 2
- I. A. L. Diamond Screenplay, Associate Producer
- Ferenc Molnár Theatre Play
Production · 4
- Doane Harrison Associate Producer
- Conrad von Molo Production Supervisor
- William A. Calihan Jr. Production Manager
- Werner Fischer Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Daniel L. Fapp Director of Photography
- Lothar Winkler Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Daniel Mandell Editor
Sound · 4
- André Previn Conductor
- Richard Carruth Music Editor
- Del Harris Sound Effects Editor
- Basil Fenton-Smith Sound
Art · 1
- Alexandre Trauner Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Milt Rice Special Effects
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