Madame Du Barry (1934)

Original title

Madame du Barry

Directed by

William Dieterle

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 19m

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the life of Madame Du Barry as the last mistress of King Louis XV. It was made under strict censorship that trimmed the story.

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What happens

Madame Du Barry is a 1934 American historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dolores del Río, Reginald Owen, Victor Jory and Osgood Perkins. The film portrays the life of Madame Du Barry, the last mistress of King Louis XV. While this film does not serve accuracy to Madame Du Barry, it does feature antiques and jewelry that came from the actual days when Madame Du Barry lived. This film was being edited just as the Hollywood Production Code was gaining real power, and faced many problems with censors of the time. A May 27, 1934, New York Times column, “Studio Activities on the Western Front”, focusing on the “cracking down” of censors noted that a reel and a half had already been cut from the film, including a bedroom scene. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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