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Madame du Barry is a american film of genre Drama directed by William Dieterle released in USA on 13 october 1934 with Dolores del Río
Madame du Barry (1934)
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Add to a movie listMadame DuBarry is a 1934 American historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dolores del Rio, Reginald Owen, Victor Jory and Osgood Perkins. The film portrays the life of Madame Du Barry, the last mistress of King Louis XV of France. While this film does not serve accuracy to Madame Du Barry, it does feature antiques and jewelry that came from the actual days when Madame Du Barry lived.
This film was released just as the Hays Code was taking full swing, and faced many problems with censors of the time. Scenes of this film had to be removed before its release or else it would have not been approved for release.
Synopsis
L'ascension de Madame du Barry à travers les couloirs et les boudoirs de Versailles jusqu'à la chambre du roi Louis XV. Les frasques de la courtisane agaceront bien vite la Reine Marie Antoinette (jouée par Anita Louise) qui bannira la du Barry de la cour.Actors
Dolores del Río
(Madame Du Barry)
Reginald Owen
(King Louis XV)
Victor Jory
(Duc Armand d'Aiguillon)
Ferdinand Gottschalk
(Lebel)
Anita Louise
(Marie Antoinette)
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