Madame du Barry (1917)
After Jeanette becomes the mistress of the ambitious Jean du Barry, he marries her off to one of his cousins so that she has an entre to the royal court. She soon becomes the favorite of the King and Jean du Barry becomes a regular around the court too. But all this is disturbed when Madame du Barry falls for Conte Brissac of the King's Guard. Jean du Barry's attempts to expose her affair only get him banished from the court.
- Date of release
- 1917-12-30
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- J. Gordon Edwards
Casting
- Theda Bara — Madame du Barry
- Charles Clary — Louis XV
- Fred Church — Cossé-Brissac
- Herschel Mayall — Jean du Barry
- Genevieve Blinn — Duchess de Gaumont
- Willard Louis — Guillaume du Barry
- Hector V. Sarno — Lebel (as Hector Sarno)
- Dorothy Drake — Henriette
- Rosita Marstini — Mother Savord
- Joe King
- James Conly
- Al Fremont
Interesting facts
Madame Du Barry or Du Barry is a 1917 American silent historical drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. The film is based on the French novel Memoirs d’un médecin by Alexandre Dumas.
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