Madame Du Barry (1919 film)
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Madame Du Barry was a 1919 German silent film on the life of Madame Du Barry
. It was directed by Ernst Lubitsch
, 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
.
Madame du Barry
Jeanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry was the last Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XV of France and one of the victims of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.-Early life:...
. It was directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch was a German-born film director. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as his prestige grew, his films were promoted as having "the Lubitsch touch."In 1947 he received an Honorary Academy Award for his...
, written by Norbert Falk
Norbert Falk
Norbert Falk, also credited as Fred Orbing, was an Austrian journalist and writer, most notable as a screenwriter for German films made under the Weimar Republic, such as Madame Dubarry , Anna Boleyn , Rosita and Der Kongreß tanzt .-Bibliography: Kay Weniger: Das große...
and Hanns Kräly
Hanns Kräly
Hanns Kräly , credited in the United States as Hans Kraly, was a German actor and screenwriter. His main collaborations were with director Ernst Lubitsch, and they worked together on 30 films between 1915 and 1929....
and its cast included Alexander Ekert
Alexander Ekert
Alexander Ekert was a German actor. His roles included the silent films Madame Du Barry and Exzellenz Unterrock , the latter as George II of Great Britain....
, with the title role taken by Pola Negri
Pola Negri
Pola Negri was a Polish stage and film actress who achieved worldwide fame for her tragedienne and femme fatale roles from the 1910s through the 1940s during the Golden Era of Hollywood film. She was the first European film star to be invited to Hollywood, and became a great American star. She...
and Louis XV
Louis XV of France
Louis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...
played by Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings was a German actor. He was not only the first actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, but also the first person to be presented an Oscar...
.