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26 August 1938 (USA)
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Plot:
The life of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) from betrothal and marriage in 1770 to her beheading. At first...
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another 1 win
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1 nomination
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One of the best and most sumptuous film biographies of all time.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Norma Shearer | ... | Marie Antoinette |
 | Tyrone Power | ... | Count Axel de Fersen |
 | John Barrymore | ... | King Louis XV |
 | Robert Morley | ... | King Louis XVI |
| Anita Louise | ... | Princesse de Lamballe |
| Joseph Schildkraut | ... | Duke d'Orléans |
| Gladys George | ... | Mme. du Barry |
| Henry Stephenson | ... | Count de Mercey |
| Cora Witherspoon | ... | Countess de Noailles |
| Barnett Parker | ... | Prince de Rohan |
| Reginald Gardiner | ... | Comte d'Artois |
| Henry Daniell | ... | La Motte |
| Leonard Penn | ... | Toulan |
| Albert Dekker | ... | Comte de Provence (as Albert Van Dekker) |
| Alma Kruger | ... | Empress Maria Theresa |
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Runtime:
149 min | USA:157 min (original road show print including entry, intermission and exit music)
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Black and White (Sepiatone)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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USA:Passed (National Board of Review) |
Canada:PG (video rating) |
Australia:G |
Finland:S |
USA:Approved (PCA #4322)
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Anita Louise, who acts the role of the Princesse de Lamballe, portrayed Marie Antionette in the film Madame Du Barry (1934).
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Quotes:
Prince de Rohan:
Monseigneur, Madame. I have the honor to deliver this charming box.
Marie: A present! Yes, I'm sure it is! Our anniversary, you know! From whom?
Prince de Rohan: Oh, that Madame, I am not at liberty to say. Shall we unfasten the ribbon?
Marie: I shall do it myself! To Louis: Will you help me? It's for you too, you know. What do you suppose it is?
King Louis XVI: From the King perhaps?
Marie: Oh, I do hope so! To the Price de Rohan: Is it from the King?
Prince de Rohan: Madame, you positively must not ask or I shall break my vows, but Madame is warm, if I may so express myself. Madame, is very warm.
Marie: Unwrapping the gift with child-like excitememt, and then a sudden look of confusion: A cradle... uh, an empty cradle. Read from the card attached to the present: Since at least it is quite beyond doubt this cot your unable to fill... go back to your schitzel and krout and leave the job to some baggage who will."
Prince de Rohan: Oh Madame! I assure you! I had no idea! The Countess DuBerry...
Marie: Wll you go, Monsieur?
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Marie: A present! Yes, I'm sure it is! Our anniversary, you know! From whom?
Prince de Rohan: Oh, that Madame, I am not at liberty to say. Shall we unfasten the ribbon?
Marie: I shall do it myself! To Louis: Will you help me? It's for you too, you know. What do you suppose it is?
King Louis XVI: From the King perhaps?
Marie: Oh, I do hope so! To the Price de Rohan: Is it from the King?
Prince de Rohan: Madame, you positively must not ask or I shall break my vows, but Madame is warm, if I may so express myself. Madame, is very warm.
Marie: Unwrapping the gift with child-like excitememt, and then a sudden look of confusion: A cradle... uh, an empty cradle. Read from the card attached to the present: Since at least it is quite beyond doubt this cot your unable to fill... go back to your schitzel and krout and leave the job to some baggage who will."
Prince de Rohan: Oh Madame! I assure you! I had no idea! The Countess DuBerry...
Marie: Wll you go, Monsieur?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Another Romance of Celluloid (1938)
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Soundtrack:
La Marseillaise
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This film boasts a number of wonderful performances and is a great example of film acting in the thirties and the power of the studios. Robert Morley steals the show as Louis XVI, but equally fine are John Barrymore as the dying Louis XV, Gladys George as Madame du Barry, Joseph Schildkraut as the Duke of Orleans and a whole slew of wonderful character actors who enlivened even the smallest role. Norma Shearer admirably tackles the nearly impossible task of portraying the life of Marie Antoinette from a young girl to a broken woman on her way to the guillotine. In the style of the time, the film has a tendency toward histrionics but for the viewer with patience the overall effect is fascinating. Of special interest to students of art direction. The sets and costumes are incredible.