Cinematic background from My Geisha 1962 - Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne wife, Lucy Dell, in his latest film production, a version of Madame Butterfly. Undaunted, the resourceful Lucy wings her way to Tokyo and, masquerading as a Japanese geisha, lands the coveted role from her unsuspecting husband! But in front of the cameras (and behind the pancake makeup), Lucy faces greater challenges: her lecherous leading man - and a husband who is beginning to realize that his talented new "discovery" seems vaguely familiar...

My Geisha

1962

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Directors:
Jack Cardiff
Writers:
Norman Krasna
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Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person brushing his teeth; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man in a suit eating a donut while another man in a suit looks on; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man and a woman smoking in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A woman in a green shirt smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A group of people standing in front of an audience clapping; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A geisha standing on a red rug in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – An old man and two men smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person sitting in front of a table; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A pond with a house in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A crowd of people sitting in a circle watching a sumo match; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A group of geishas standing next to each other near a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – The face of a geisha doll; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person with short hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A geisha in a kimono is standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A train traveling on the tracks near a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A group of skiers on a snowy mountain; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A geisha is taking a selfie in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man taking a picture of a building by a lake; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man in a tuxedo walking down a runway; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man sitting in an empty theater with red seats; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A woman in a geisha outfit is sitting on a man's shoulders; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A woman in a kimono is standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A group of people standing next to each other on a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – Two geishas are dressed in traditional clothing; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – The sun is setting over the mountains with a pagoda in the foreground; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man putting a flower in a woman's hair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A woman in a long white dress and gloves; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – An older man wearing a black robe and a black hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – An older man in a kimono standing in front of a painting; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A geisha is holding a cup in her hands; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A group of people sitting around a table eating food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person standing on a beach near the water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A woman in a white kimono is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A geisha is holding a knife in front of a bowl of soup; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A geisha reading a book near a body of water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A geisha in a kimono is standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A woman with red lipstick is sitting on a red chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – An older man and a younger woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A group of men and women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man and a woman embracing each other in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person wearing a vest and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person holding a fan; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A group of people sitting on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A view of a body of water with trees in the foreground; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A large group of people sitting in a dark room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – An old car parked on the side of the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A group of people standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man standing on top of a wooden bridge over a river; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man and a woman kissing; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man standing next to a woman wearing a kimono; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person wearing a suit and a scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man in a lab coat is looking at the camera while another man adjusts his tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man sitting next to a geisha woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A geisha doll wearing a black and white outfit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man touching a woman's face in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A group of people sitting and standing in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man talking on a cell phone in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A woman in a purple kimono clapping in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A geisha is reflected in a mirror; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man in a tuxedo with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man standing in front of an audience in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man standing on a stage in front of an audience; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – Two men sitting at a table in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man wearing a suit and glasses is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A sumo wrestler kneeling down in front of a crowd of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man sitting in a movie theater in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – Two women and a man on a train; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person wearing a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A woman in a white kimono walking on a pier; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man with a beard is sitting in front of a painting; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A geisha is wearing a black wig and a black dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A woman in an orange kimono walking down a hallway; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person wearing a fur coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person with a boxing glove on a tree trunk; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man wearing a suit and a hat is holding his hand up; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A woman sitting on the floor in front of a painting; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A group of people standing next to each other near a car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – Two people sitting on the ground in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man sitting in front of a microphone in an office; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man is holding a cup in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A bride and groom walking down the aisle at a wedding; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man and a woman sitting at a table playing a card game; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A young woman smiling and making a funny face; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – An older man with a beard and a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man and a geisha sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person with short brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – Two geishas are standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A sumo wrestling match in progress in front of an audience; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man in a suit and tie standing next to a woman in a kimono; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man in a tuxedo standing next to a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A man and a geisha in a photo studio; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A woman in a purple top holding an umbrella in front of a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A person wearing a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Geisha” (1962), directed by Jack Cardiff – A geisha in a green kimono is holding a tea cup; Medium shot, High angle