The Millionairess

The Millionairess (1961)

  • 45% of users liked it
    (431 ratings)

A beautiful and wealthy woman in the market for a husband believes she has found the right man -- only to discover he isn't especially interested, in this comedy based on a play by George Bernard Shaw. Epifania Parerga (Sophia Loren) is a woman who has inherited a vast fortune, making her the… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Wolf Mankowitz
Genres
Drama, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Oct 18, 1960 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    The stars help, but this should be so much better than it is.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Daniel M


    If ever a film disproved the maxim that ?the old ones are the best?, The Millionairess is it. This irritating, star-ridden train-wreck of a film might have the visual glamour of Oliver! and My Fair Lady, but it carries none of the moral baggage or feel-good family appeal to balance… More

  • Eric B


    Sad to say, this is a disappointingly mediocre film. A 1960 romantic comedy starring Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren sounds like a surefire treat, but the two have little chemistry as actors and even less as the two characters they portray. Loren is a chic heiress, and Sellers is an… More

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