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Madame DuBarry is a 1919 German silent film on the life of Madame Du Barry. It was directed by Ernst Lubitsch,[2] written by Norbert Falk and Hanns Kräly with the title role taken by Pola Negri and Louis XV played by Emil Jannings. Its alternative title for United States distribution was Passion.
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| Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
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| Based on | Memoirs d’un médecin 1848 novel by Alexandre Dumas |
| Produced by | Paul Davidson |
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| Edited by | Elfi Böttrich |
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Running time | 85 minutes 114 minutes[1] |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent film |
It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter.
Plot
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Cast
edit- Pola Negri as Madame DuBarry, The Former Jeanne Vaubernier
- Emil Jannings as Louis XV
- Harry Liedtke as Armand de Foix
- Eduard von Winterstein as Count Jean DuBarry
- Reinhold Schünzel as Minister Choiseul
- Else Berna as Geneviève de Gramont
- Fred Immler as Duke of Richelieu
- Gustav Czimeg as Aiguillon
- Alexander Eckert as Paillet the shoemaker
Survival status
editThe film has been released on DVD.[3] In 2014, it was released on dual format Blu-ray and DVD as part of the Masters of Cinema series.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Blu-ray.com - Madame DuBarry Blu-ray
- ^ Scheunemann, Dietrich (1 January 2006). Expressionist Film: New Perspectives. Camden House. p. xiii. ISBN 978-1-57113-350-2.
- ^ Home Video: Madame Du Barry at silentera.com
External links
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- Madame DuBarry at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› synopsis at AllMovie
- Madame DuBarry at the TCM Movie Database
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