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Mata Hari

  • 1931
  • Approved
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Greta Garbo and Ramon Novarro in Mata Hari (1931)
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A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.

  • Director
    • George Fitzmaurice
  • Writers
    • Benjamin Glazer
    • Leo Birinsky
    • Doris Anderson
  • Stars
    • Greta Garbo
    • Ramon Novarro
    • Lionel Barrymore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George Fitzmaurice
    • Writers
      • Benjamin Glazer
      • Leo Birinsky
      • Doris Anderson
    • Stars
      • Greta Garbo
      • Ramon Novarro
      • Lionel Barrymore
    • 61User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Greta Garbo
    Greta Garbo
    • Mata Hari
    Ramon Novarro
    Ramon Novarro
    • Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
    • General Shubin
    Lewis Stone
    Lewis Stone
    • Andriani
    C. Henry Gordon
    C. Henry Gordon
    • Dubois
    Karen Morley
    Karen Morley
    • Carlotta
    Alec B. Francis
    Alec B. Francis
    • Caron
    Blanche Friderici
    Blanche Friderici
    • Sister Angelica
    • (as Blanche Frederici)
    Edmund Breese
    Edmund Breese
    • Warden
    Helen Jerome Eddy
    Helen Jerome Eddy
    • Sister Genevieve
    Frank Reicher
    Frank Reicher
    • The Cook-Spy
    Mischa Auer
    Mischa Auer
    • Firing Squad Victim #3
    • (uncredited)
    William Bailey
    William Bailey
    • Dubois' Aide
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Barcroft
    Roy Barcroft
    • Extra
    • (uncredited)
    Reginald Barlow
    Reginald Barlow
    • Prosecutor
    • (uncredited)
    Frederick Burton
    Frederick Burton
    • Major at Executions
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Cording
    Harry Cording
    • Ivan
    • (uncredited)
    Cecil Cunningham
    Cecil Cunningham
    • Gambler Selling Ring
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Fitzmaurice
    • Writers
      • Benjamin Glazer
      • Leo Birinsky
      • Doris Anderson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      This was the third most popular movie at the U.S. box office for 1931.
    • Goofs
      Towards the climax of the film, when Mata Hari confronts General Shubin, she is wearing a ring on her left ring finger. She hurries out of the room, and moments later she encounters Rosanoff. He takes her by the hand, and the ring is no longer there.
    • Quotes

      Andriani: The only way to resign from our profession is to die.

    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Mata Hari: the Red Dancer (1927)
    • Soundtracks
      Oriental Shadows
      (uncredited)
      Music by Montague Ewing

    User reviews61

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    7/10

    Enjoyable Melodramatic Love Story

    In 1917, in Paris, the famous dancer Mata Hari (Greta Garbo) has a double life as a German spy, obtaining secrets from French and Russian officers in bed. The chief of the French Secret Service Dubois (C. Henry Gordon) is unsuccessfully in her tail trying to find proofs to incriminate Mata Hari. The Russian general Serge Shubin (Lionel Barrymore) has a crush on Mata Hari, but when she meets the young Russian pilot lieutenant Alexis Rosanoff (Ramon Novarro), she sleeps with him to photograph secret documents in his possession. But they fall in love for each other, and the jealousy of her lover Shubin provides the evidences to Dubois to arrest her.

    This fictional and naive romance based on the life and death "Mata Hari" is an enjoyable melodramatic love story. Of course it is not a historic event, but this pleasant romantic fantasy is supported by an extremely beautiful Great Garbo performing a charismatic role in a great production. In spite of not being a masterpiece, I totally disagree with the unfair reviews in IMDb. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "Mata Hari"
    • claudio_carvalho
    • Apr 25, 2008
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    • Release date
      • December 26, 1931 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Мата Хари
    • Filming locations
      • Agoura Ranch, Agoura, California, USA(execution scenes)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $558,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.20 : 1

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