The Millionairess

The Millionairess is a 1960 romantic comedy film starring Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren set in London.

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1960 - Peter Sellers - Sophia Loren - London

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The film was directed by Anthony Asquith and was based on a play by George Bernard Shaw. Sellers plays an Indian doctor who meets an intitially cold rich heiress (Loren) who must marry to satisfy conditions of her father's will.

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Anthony Asquith - George Bernard Shaw - India

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The film was a huge hit at the time of its release mostly because audiences enjoyed the beauty of Sophia Loren and the charisma of Peter Sellers who were huge stars of the time. The film could be said to launch the international career of Sellers, and allowed him to take more challenging roles such as his leads in Dr Strangelove. In recent years the reputation of The Millionairess has somewhat waned and it is no longer considered the classic it used to be, although it is still enjoyed by fans of the two lead actors. Today some viewers can find the Indian stereotyping of Sellers's character insulting to watch.

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Sophia Loren - Peter Sellers - Dr Strangelove

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Also of note is that the film contains the song Goodness Gracious Me, which was a duet between Sellers and Loren. The song was released as a single shortly after the film was released and it became a successful chart hit. The song also gave its name to Goodness Gracious Me: a popular UK sketch show in the late 1990s.

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Chart hit - Goodness Gracious Me - Sketch show - 1990s

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