Queen Christina (film)

Queen Christina
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRouben Mamoulian
Written byS. N. Behrman (dialogue)
Screenplay byH. M. Harwood
Salka Viertel
Story bySalka Viertel
Margaret P. Levino
Produced byWalter Wanger
StarringGreta Garbo
John Gilbert
CinematographyWilliam H. Daniels
Edited byBlanche Sewell
Music byHerbert Stothart
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • December 26, 1933 (1933-12-26)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,114,000[1]
Box office$2,887,285[1]

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.[2][3]

The film was a major commercial and critical success in the United States and worldwide.

  1. ^ a b Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p435
  2. ^ Milne, 1969 p. 164: Filmography
  3. ^ Spergel, 1993 p. 279: Filmography and Stageography