Thoroughly Modern Millie Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 156 this week

Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)

G 138 min  -  Comedy | Musical  -   21 March 1967 (USA)
6.7
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.7/10 from 2,683 users  
Reviews: 70 user | 14 critic

Millie comes to town in the roaring twenties to encounter flappers, sexuality and white slavers.

Director:

George Roy Hill
 Loading+Watchlist

Watch it

Buy it from Amazon »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 3,277 titles by angelwizzard666 created 6 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 66 titles by mainemoviefanatics created 9 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 279 titles by nickwearby-1 created 27 Mar 2011
 
image of title
a list of 111 titles by Mewsdragonball created 1 week ago
 
image of title
a list of 10 titles by hansbearnl created 11 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations See more awards »
Edit

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Julie Andrews ...
James Fox ...
Mary Tyler Moore ...
Carol Channing ...
John Gavin ...
Jack Soo ...
Oriental #1
Pat Morita ...
Oriental #2
Philip Ahn Philip Ahn ...
Tea
Anthony Dexter Anthony Dexter ...
Juarez
Cavada Humphrey Cavada Humphrey ...
Herbie Faye Herbie Faye ...
Taxi Driver
Michael St. Clair Michael St. Clair ...
Baron Richter
Lisabeth Hush Lisabeth Hush ...
Judith Tremaine
Ann Dee Ann Dee ...
Singer
Beatrice Lillie ...
Edit

Storyline

In 1922 New York City, Millie Dillmount and Miss Dorothy Brown are just two of the girls living at the Priscilla Hotel for Single Young Ladies run by Mrs. Meers. Orphaned, Miss Dorothy, just recently arrived, is a naive, old-fashioned girl from a seemingly privileged background who has aspirations to be a stage actress. From more modest means, Millie, in New York for three months, used to be old fashioned, but now has a new modern sensibility and look to match, complete with bobbed hair and dresses with hemlines above the knee. Included in this new modern sensibility is Millie's goal of getting a job as a stenographer, with a quick promotion to being her wealthy boss' "Mrs.". Love is not to factor into the equation. She believes she's found the right employer in the form of chisel-jawed Trevor Graydon of the Sincere Trust Insurance Company. Millie's pursuit of Mr... Written by Huggo  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Flapper | New York City | Bolo | Tap Dancing | Poison Dart  | See more »

Taglines:

Julie as you love her... in the happiest motion picture hit of the year! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Musical

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | French | German | Italian

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Ízig-vérig modern Millie See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$40,000,000 (Worldwide) (December 1968)
See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures See more »
Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (roadshow version)

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Beatrice Lillie's last film. She was showing early signs of Alzheimer's disease, and had trouble memorizing her lines. During filming, Julie Andrews stood off-camera and repeated Lillie's lines to her, so Lillie could complete her scenes. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Miss Dorothy checks into the hotel, Mrs. Meers's hands change positions between shots. See more »

Quotes

Miss Flannery: Forget the boy, Dillmount, get yourself a canary!
Millie Dillmount: [to herself] Forget the boy, Dillmount, get yourself a man!
See more »

Connections

Referenced in Thoroughly Modern Mili (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"Hallelujah Chorus"
(uncredited)
from "Messiah"
Music by George Frideric Handel
Words adapted from the Bible by Charles Jennens
Sung by an offscreen chorus when Millie first sees her new boss See more »