The Love Lottery (1954): Cast, Story & Where to Watch in Persian

Where can I watch The Love Lottery in Persian?

The Love Lottery streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It carries Persian subtitles or dub, as listed in the app. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran pay in USDT through the Telegram desk at t.me/KtimeSaleBot?start=film_page, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 1954 romance film from United Kingdom. The film is served from Ktime's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of September 2026.

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Charles Crichton's 1954 comedy turns a matinee idol's worst nightmare - being adored by a nation - into the actual prize of an international sweepstake, and lets David Niven play the joke straight-faced.

What is The Love Lottery about?

A wildly famous film star has reached the point where fans won't give him a moment's peace, so he flees to a quiet Italian village hoping nobody will recognize him there. Instead, a scheming promoter turns his fame into a business opportunity: a lottery ticket that hands the winner not cash but the star himself, at least for a spell of his company. Word spreads, ticket sales explode across borders, and the actor who came looking for anonymity ends up as the most sought-after object in Europe, chased by everyone from lovestruck fans to opportunists hoping to cash in on him twice over.

About the cast

David Niven headlines as the besieged star, with Peggy Cummins and Herbert Lom in key supporting roles. Anne Vernon, Charles Victor, Gordon Jackson, Theodore Bikel and Sebastian Cabot fill out a cast built for farce, each given a slice of the chaos around the lottery scheme.

Context & significance

The Love Lottery arrived in 1954 from Ealing Studios, the British production house better remembered today for its darker comedies, and it leans into a lighter register built around celebrity satire rather than crime. Charles Crichton, who would later direct A Fish Called Wanda decades on, was already comfortable mixing broad slapstick with a sharper joke about fame and the machinery that sells it. Ealing's house style of the period favored gentle, character-driven mischief over spectacle, and this film's premise - a person turned into a prize - lets the studio poke at celebrity culture without ever turning cruel about it.

Watching The Love Lottery on Ktime

There's no cost to reading this page, and streaming The Love Lottery on K-Time only requires signing into a free account. English-language comedies like this sit comfortably in the same catalogue as K-Time's Persian-language library, built for a diaspora audience that wants both in one place.

Cast & crew

The Love Lottery is a 1954 romance film from United Kingdom. It was directed by Charles Crichton. The cast is led by David Niven, Peggy Cummins, Herbert Lom. It runs 85 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.

Director

Charles Crichton

Cast

David Niven, Peggy Cummins, Herbert Lom, Anne Vernon, Charles Victor, Gordon Jackson, Theodore Bikel, Sebastian Cabot

Country

United Kingdom

Year

1954

Runtime

85 min

Genre

Romance, Comedy

Frequently asked questions

When did The Love Lottery come out?

It was released in 1954, directed by Charles Crichton.

Who plays the lead in The Love Lottery?

David Niven stars as the film star at the center of the lottery scheme, with Peggy Cummins and Herbert Lom in support.

What kind of film is The Love Lottery?

It's a romantic comedy running 89 minutes, built around a satirical premise about fame.

Where can I stream The Love Lottery?

It's available on K-Time with a free account login, no separate purchase required.

What year was The Love Lottery made?

The Love Lottery was released in 1954 and is available to stream in Persian on Ktime.