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Madame DuBarry

191985 minGermany
DramaBiography

Synopsis

Jeanne Vaubernier leaves the modest world of a seamstress for a succession of influential lovers. Becoming the favorite of Louis XV gives her access to the French court, but the position depends on social maneuvering and the king's protection. Her rise unfolds alongside the resentments and political upheaval that will threaten the world supporting her.

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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
113:15
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Ernst Lubitsch · Public domain

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DirectorsErnst Lubitsch

Behind the scenes

Lubitsch filmed Pola Negri and Emil Jannings in a lavish historical production using studio sets and locations around Potsdam. The film accompanied the opening of Berlin's Ufa-Palast am Zoo in September 1919.

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