Madame Pompadour (1931 film)
Madame Pompadour (German: Die Marquise von Pompadour) is a 1931 German historical musical film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Anny Ahlers, Kurt Gerron, and Walter Jankuhn.[1] Part of the tradition of operetta films, it portrays the relationship between Madame Pompadour and Louis XV of France. A separate French version Un caprice de la Pompadour was also released.
| Madame Pompadour | |
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| German | Die Marquise von Pompadour |
| Directed by | Willi Wolff |
| Written by | Hans Rameau Willi Wolff |
| Produced by | Ellen Richter Willi Wolff |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Willy Hameister |
| Music by | |
Production company | Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Location filming took place at the Palace of Versailles.
The film is not based on the operetta Madame Pompadour by Leo Fall.
Cast
- Anny Ahlers as Marquise von Pompadour
- Kurt Gerron as Louis XV
- Walter Jankuhn as Gaston de Méville
- Ida Wüst as Frau von Estrade, her partner
- Ernö Verebes as Marcel de Clermount, cadet
- Irene Ambrus as Madelaine Biron, tutor
- Fritz Odemar as Minister Maurepas
- Hans Rameau as The Dauphin
- Wilhelm Bendow as Mélange, Pompadour's secretary
- Max Ehrlich as Cerf, court banker
- Gustl Gstettenbaur as a little cadet
References
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 156. ISBN 1571816550. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.
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