Garbo Talks

Garbo Talks
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sidney Lumet
Written by	Larry Grusin
Produced by	Burtt Harris Elliott Kastner
Starring	Anne Bancroft Ron Silver Carrie Fisher Catherine Hicks Steven Hill Howard Da Silva Dorothy Loudon Harvey Fierstein Hermione Gingold
Cinematography	Andrzej Bartkowiak
Edited by	Andrew Mondshein
Music by	Cy Coleman
Production company	United Artists
Distributed by	MGM/UA Entertainment Company
Release date	October 12, 1984 (1984-10-12)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,493,782[1]

Garbo Talks is a 1984 American comedy-drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, and Carrie Fisher, with an uncredited appearance by Betty Comden as Greta Garbo.

The film was written by Larry Grusin, and also stars Catherine Hicks, Steven Hill, and the first screen appearance of Mary McDonnell. It also featured the final screen appearances of veteran actors Howard Da Silva and Hermione Gingold. Bancroft was nominated for a Golden Globe.

The title is a reference to the first film in which Greta Garbo's speaking voice is heard. Her husky voice and purposefully exaggerated Swedish accent debuted in Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie (1930), which was publicized with the slogan "Garbo Talks".

The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office disappointment.