Queen Christina
Starring: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Writer: Ben Hecht, Salka Viertel, S. N. Behrman
Producer: Walter Wanger
Queen Christina is a pre-Code Hollywood biographical film, produced for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1933 by Walter Wanger and directed by Rouben Mamoulian. It stars Swedish-born actress Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in their fourth and last film together. The film was a major commercial and critical success in the United States and worldwide.
Trivia
- The film was released in December 1933, directed by Rouben Mamoulian and written by H. M. Harwood and Salka Viertel, with dialogue by S. N. Behrman, based on a story by Viertel and Margaret P. Levino.
- The leading roles are played by Greta Garbo as Christina and John Gilbert as Don Antonio, an emissary from Spain.
- As early as 1928, MGM was examining sources to develop a scenario suitable for studio property Greta Garbo in the role of 17th century Swedish queen, Christina.
Previous Showings
15 Runs • 10 Festivals
15,079 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (March 11, 1934)
Original Run: March 11, 1934 (Sunday - Wednesday)
All runs on record (15):
- March 11, 1934 (Sunday - Wednesday)Greta Garbo, John Gilbert
- February 19 - 23, 1988 · 0 ticketsw/ Anna Karenina, Design for Living, Trouble in Paradise
- April 27 - 29, 1990 · 3,216 ticketsw/ As You Desire Me, Flesh and the Devil
- August 14 - 17, 1993 · 1,209 ticketsw/ Love Me Tonight
- August 21 - 22, 1997 · 981 ticketsw/ Love Me Tonight
- October 23 - 26, 1999 · 1,160 ticketsHoliday 1999w/ Love Me Tonight
- August 4, 2004 · 503 ticketsSummer 2004w/ Flesh and the Devil
- September 17 - 20, 2005 · 1,797 ticketsSummer 2005w/ Ninotchka
- June 23 - 25, 2009 · 524 ticketsSummer 2009w/ The Gay Divorcee
- September 11 - 14, 2010 · 1,103 ticketsSummer 2010w/ Anna Karenina
- April 13 - 14, 2012 · 626 ticketsWinter 2012w/ The Mark of Zorro
- August 9 - 10, 2014 · 1,313 ticketsSummer 2014w/ Roman Holiday
- May 13 - 14, 2015 · 223 ticketsCary Grant every Fri-Sat-Sun Plus Ernst Lubitsch and Rouben Mamoulian every Wedsw/ Angel
- July 20 - 22, 2018 · 1,689 ticketsSummer 2018w/ Roman Holiday
- April 19 - 20, 2025 · 735 ticketsLubitsch, Mamoulian, Sternberg Three Great Directorsw/ Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde