| Madame Pompadour | |
|---|---|
.jpg) German film poster | |
| 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 |
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 de Pompadour and Louis XV of France. The film is not based on the operetta Madame Pompadour by Leo Fall. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin while location filming took place at the Palace of Versailles. [2] A separate French version A Caprice of Pompadour was also released.
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
- ^ Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 156. doi: 10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. S2CID 252868046.
- ^ Klaus p.196-97
Bibliography
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931. Klaus-Archiv, 2006.
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| Madame Pompadour | |
|---|---|
|
German film poster | |
| 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 |
|
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
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 de Pompadour and Louis XV of France. The film is not based on the operetta Madame Pompadour by Leo Fall. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin while location filming took place at the Palace of Versailles. [2] A separate French version A Caprice of Pompadour was also released.
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
- ^ Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 156. doi: 10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. S2CID 252868046.
- ^ Klaus p.196-97
Bibliography
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931. Klaus-Archiv, 2006.
External links
|
| This article related to a German film of the 1930s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This article about a historic musical film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1931 films
- 1930s historical musical films
- German historical musical films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- Films directed by Willi Wolff
- Films set in the 18th century
- Operetta films
- German multilingual films
- Cultural depictions of Louis XV
- Cultural depictions of Madame de Pompadour
- Films scored by Leo Fall
- German black-and-white films
- 1931 multilingual films
- Films scored by Robert Stolz
- Films scored by Eduard Künneke
- 1930s German films
- Films shot at Halensee Studios
- 1930s German film stubs
- Historical musical film stubs