Greta Garbo Collection Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		3.0
Overall		4.0

Greta Garbo Collection Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Randy Miller III September 3, 2025

Warner Archive has been stepping up their multi-disc collection efforts in recent months, and that's very good news indeed for anyone looking to fill up their shelves on the cheap: these low-risk sets simply bundle together a quartet of like-minded titles in a space-saving format at wallet-saving prices. As its title implies, this recent Greta Garbo Collection celebrates the Swedish-American actress' career with a handful of popular films previously released on Blu-ray by both Warner Archive and Warner Bros.: 1930's Anna Christie (her first sound film), 1933's Queen Christina, 1936's Camille, and of course, 1939's Ninotchka (her penultimate performance before her retirement from acting at age 36).

For a full synopsis of each film in this collection, please follow the links below.

Anna Christie (reviewed by Randy Miller III) - Adapted from Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1922 stage play, this film follows its title character (Garbo) during a turbulent time in her life: when she returns home to visit her father Chris Christofferson (George F. Marion) after a 15-year absence and two years of working in a brothel. Preceded by a 1923 silent adaptation made only two years after its source material, Clarence Brown's stagy 1930 production of "Anna Christie" is mostly recognized for the first "talkie" performance by star Greta Garbo.

Queen Christina (reviewed by Randy Miller III) - In some respects, Rouben Mamoulian's "Queen Christina" might as well have been called "Garbo: The Motion Picture", but this starring vehicle for the immensely popular actress has more to offer than just the name value of its leading lady. Very loosely based on the life and times of the 17th century Queen of Sweden (a title she inherited at age six after the death of her father, King Gustavus Adolphus), the film depicts Christina as a well-educated but reticent leader whose reputation far outweighs her desire to keep the job.

Camille (reviewed by Randy Miller III) - Based on Alexandre Dumas' popular 1848 novel "The Lady of the Camellias". Garbo's steady portrayal of doomed French courtesan Marguerite Gautier is right in line with her usual brand: emotive, expressive, and slightly unpredictable with a strong whiff of melancholy, which serendipitously fits in snugly with this somber period melodrama that should appeal to die-hard fans of both Garbo and the genre as a whole.

Ninotchka (reviewed by Michael Reuben) - A stern Soviet woman sent to Paris to supervise the sale of jewels seized from Russian nobles finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest. Despite the seriousness of the underlying subject, "Ninotchka" remains as light and frothy today as when it was first made. Garbo may have been notoriously self-conscious and insecure as an actor (which is probably why she withdrew from the movie business after her next film), but you'd never know it from what ended up on the screen.

Greta Garbo Collection Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

For details about each film's 1080p transfer, please follow the review links above.

Greta Garbo Collection Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

For details about each film's DTS-HD Master Audio mono mix, please follow the review links above.

Greta Garbo Collection Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This four-disc set ships in a hinged keepcase with separate hubs for each disc. Like earlier WAC multi-disc collections, this one simply repurposes existing poster-themed cover artwork as a four-piece collage. Several lightweight bonus features, identical to those found the previous Blu-rays linked below, can be found on each disc.

Anna Christie - The full-length German-language alternate version of the main feature (presented in upscaled standard definition), a vintage "MGM Parade" program celebrating Garbo's early career, a Lux Radio Theater Broadcast version of the film, and the early Looney Tunes short "The Booze Hangs High" starring Bosko.

Queen Christina - Another "MGM Parade" program highlighting Garbo's later career, and the film's trailer.

Camille - A full-length 1921 silent version of the main feature (upscaled standard definition), a "Leo is On the Air" radio program promoting the film, and the trailer.

Ninotchka - The 1939 short "Prophet Without Honor", a vintage MGM cartoon "The Blue Danube", and the trailer.

Greta Garbo Collection Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Warner Archive's Greta Garbo Collection spans about half of the celebrated Swedish-American actress' short career, focusing on a quartet of her most popular sound pictures previously released on Blu-ray by Warner Archive and Warner Bros. during the last ten years. The films themselves are a mixed bag in terms of quality but all four are fairly varied in tone and most should appeal to die-hard fans. The four discs in this collection offer solid A/V presentations -- within the boundaries of their respective source material, of course -- and a few lightweight bonus features to boot. Collectively, this is an inexpensive and space-saving way to fill out your classic film collection and thus comes Recommended... unless, of course, you're already a die-hard fan and own most or all of them already.