Madame DuBarry (1919)

Directed by

Ernst Lubitsch

Genre

drama film, silent film, biographical film, historical film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

6

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent film about the life of Madame du Barry, a French courtesan who becomes the mistress of King Louis XV. It follows her rise to power and influence at the royal court, and her eventual downfall during the French Revolution.

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What happens

Madame Dubarry (U.S. title Passion) is a 1919 German silent historical film of the life of Madame du Barry. It was directed by Ernst Lubitsch, written by Norbert Falk and Hanns Kräly, with the title role taken by Pola Negri and Louis XV played by Emil Jannings. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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