Love Is a Ball_
"The hilariously mad story of all the best things in life that are not free... and the one thing that definitely is!"
Etienne makes a good living out of marrying off poor but titled young men to rich but untitled young ladies. Millicent is now in his sights on the Riviera, and Grand Duke Gaspar is the bait. But what if Millicent starts to fancy planted chauffeur John instead, and Gaspar takes a shine to Etienne's secretary Janine?
Starring
Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Charles Boyer
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
Prime Video
6 countries
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Year context
Love Is a Ball was released 63 years ago in 1963.
Overview
Etienne makes a good living out of marrying off poor but titled young men to rich but untitled young ladies. Millicent is now in his sights on the Riviera, a...
Love Is a Ball is a Comedy, Romance film with a runtime of 1h 51m.
CAST (20)
Glenn Ford
John Lathrop Davis
Hope Lange
Millicent 'Millie' Mehaffey
Charles Boyer
M. Etienne Pimm
Ricardo Montalban
Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
Telly Savalas
Dr. Christian Gump
Ruth McDevitt
Mathilda
Ulla Jacobsson
Janine
Georgette Anys
Mme. Gallou
RB
Robert Bettoni
Milkman
Mony Dalmès
Mme. Fernier
Laurence Hardy
Priory
JL
Jean Le Maitre
Carlo
André Luguet
Maurice Zoltan
Jean Parédès
Freddie
Redmond Phillips
Starcy
ES
Erika Soucy
Gretl
Aram Stephan
Gallou
Olga Valéry
Mme. Giardin
John Wood
Julian Soames
Jean-Pierre Zola
Mueller
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Love Is a Ball about?
Etienne makes a good living out of marrying off poor but titled young men to rich but untitled young ladies. Millicent is now in his sights on the Riviera, and Grand Duke Gaspar is the bait. But what if Millicent starts to fancy planted chauffeur John instead, and Gaspar takes a shine to Etienne's secretary Janine?
How long is Love Is a Ball?
Love Is a Ball has a runtime of 111 minutes (1h 51m).
Who stars in Love Is a Ball?
The cast of Love Is a Ball includes Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Charles Boyer, Ricardo Montalban, Telly Savalas.
What is the rating of Love Is a Ball?
Love Is a Ball has a rating of 4.6 out of 10 based on 7 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Comedy
Romance