Madame DuBarry (1919 film)
Madame DuBarry | |
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Ad for film, released in the United States as Passion | |
Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
Produced by | Paul Davidson |
Written by |
Norbert Falk Hanns Kräly |
Based on |
Memoirs d'un médicin by Alexandre Dumas |
Starring |
Pola Negri Emil Jannings |
Music by |
William Axt Hans Jönsson David Mendoza Alexander Schirmann |
Cinematography |
Theodor Sparkuhl Kurt Waschneck |
Edited by | Elfi Böttrich |
Distributed by |
UFA (Germany) First National (USA) |
Release dates |
September 18, 1919 (German; premiere) November 26, 1919 (Denmark) December 12, 1920 (US; as Passion) |
Running time |
85 minutes 114 minutes[1] |
Country | Germany |
Language | Silent film |
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 and its cast included Alexander Ekert, with the title role taken by Pola Negri and Louis XV played by Emil Jannings. Its alternative title for United States distribution was Passion.
Cast
- Pola Negri - Madame DuBarry, The Former Jeanne Vaubernier
- Emil Jannings - Louis XV
- Harry Liedtke - Armand de Foix
- Eduard von Winterstein - Graf Jean DuBarry
- Reinhold Schünzel - Minister Choiseul
- Else Berna - Graefin Gramont
- Fred Immler - Duke of Richelieu
- Gustav Czimeg - Aiguillon
Survival status
The 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
- 1 2 Blu-ray.com - Madame DuBarry Blu-ray
- ↑ Scheunemann, Dietrich (1 January 2006). Expressionist Film: New Perspectives. Camden House. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-57113-350-2.
- ↑ Home Video: Madame Du Barry at silentera.com
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