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Lola Montez, the King's Dancer (1922)

Lola Montez, the King's Dancer poster
Original title
Lola Montez, die Tänzerin des Königs
Directed by
Willi Wolff
Genre
drama film, silent film, biographical film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 53m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent film tells the story of Lola Montez, a famous dancer and performer. It follows her life and rise to fame in 19th century Europe.

historicalbiographicalsilentdramaticperiodstylizedpassionatemelancholic

What happens

Lola Montez, the King's Dancer (German: Lola Montez, die Tänzerin des Königs) is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Arnold Korff, and Fritz Kampers. It portrays the life of Lola Montez. The film was produced by Richter's own production company, but was released by the dominant German distributor UFA. A previous biopic Lola Montez had been released in 1919, starring Leopoldine Konstantin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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