A Countess from Hong Kong

A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)

  • 60% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 42% of users liked it
    (633 ratings)

Written, directed and composed by Charlie Chaplin, his final film revolves around Russian emigre countess Natascha, forced into prostitution in Hong Kong, who stows away in wealthy American Ogden's stateroom to blackmail her way to the States.

G,
Directed By
Written By
Charles Chaplin
Genres
Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 15, 1967 Wide
Universal Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Sadly, Chaplin's last picture, a slender, old-fashioned bedroom farce, is a misguided effort in which neither Brando nor Sophia Loren are well cast.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Both the shipboard ball sequence and the climactic scene (both involving dance) are pure bliss, and Chaplin's handling of the widescreen format and color are surprisingly assured.

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    Chaplin's much maligned, but ultimately lovely, last film.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Carlos M


    Chaplin's last film and the only one in colors, a funny, delicious screwball comedy with very fine performances by a great cast - except Tippi Hedren, who is not really in tune with the others. And the chemistry between Brando and Loren is phenomenal.

  • Mike T


    Although it is clunky and banal at times, this is not nearly the monstrosity that it's made out to be by a lot of people. It's a light, amusing film with good performances from the whole cast, particularly Brando. Although it's repetitive and the humor doesn't… More

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