Movie Description
Garbo Talks is a 1984 American comedy-drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver and Carrie Fisher, with a cameo appearance by Betty Comden as Greta Garbo.
The movie was written by Larry Grusin and also stars Catherine Hicks and Steven Hill. It also featured the final screen appearance of veteran actor Howard Da Silva. Bancroft was nominated for a Golden Globe.
Greta Garbo's low, husky voice and Swedish accent was first heard on screen in Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie (1930), which was publicized with the slogan "Garbo Talks." Despite many favorable reviews from critics, the film failed at the box office.