Madame du Barry (1934)
Brought to Versailles as the companion of courtier D'Aigullon, former street waif Jeanne Bécu, aka Madame du Barry, charms her way into the heart of gouty King Louis XV.
- Date of release
- 1934-10-13
- TMDB
- 4.6 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- William Dieterle
Casting
- Dolores del Río — Madame Du Barry
- Reginald Owen — King Louis XV
- Victor Jory — Duc Armand d'Aiguillon
- Osgood Perkins — Duc de Richelieu
- Verree Teasdale — Duchess de Granmont
- Ferdinand Gottschalk — Lebel
- Anita Louise — Marie Antoinette
- Maynard Holmes — The Dauphin
- Henry O'Neill — Duc de Choiseul
- Hobart Cavanaugh — Professor de la Vauguyon
- Dorothy Tree — Adelaide, the King's Daughter
- Virginia Sale — Sophie, the King's Daughter
Interesting facts
Madame Du Barry is a 1934 American historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dolores del Río, Reginald Owen, Victor Jory and Osgood Perkins. The film portrays the life of Madame Du Barry, the last mistress of King Louis XV. 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 being edited just as the Hollywood Production Code was gaining real power, and faced many problems with censors of the time.
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