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Madame du Barry (1954)The daughter of a seamstress, Jeanne Bécu could hardly imagine she would later become one of the most influential women of the Kingdom of France. Nor could she anticipate her quick fall and... See full summary » Director:Christian-Jaque |
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Title: Madame du Barry (1954)
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Martine Carol | ... |
Jeanne Bécu, dite Rançon /
Madame Dubarry
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Daniel Ivernel | ... |
Jean du Barry
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Gianna Maria Canale | ... |
Duchesse de Grammont
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Jean Parédès | ... |
Lebel
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Denis d'Inès | ... |
Cardinal Richelieu
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Marguerite Pierry | ... |
Comtesse de Médarne
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Isabelle Pia | ... | |
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Nadine Alari | ... |
La Maréchale de Guichelais
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Cadette
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Georgette Anys | ... |
La citoyenne
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Catherine Caron |
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Nadine Tallier | ... |
Loque
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Nane Germon | ... |
Mlle du Barry
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Claude Albers | ... |
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Micky Bourgois | ... |
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The daughter of a seamstress, Jeanne Bécu could hardly imagine she would later become one of the most influential women of the Kingdom of France. Nor could she anticipate her quick fall and tragic death. The teenage girl was still a mere milliner's assistant when her beauty attracted the attention of Count Jean du Barry, a degenerate noble man who, after making her his mistress, undertook to make her Paris's most successful courtesan. Later, he realized that he could even help her to become one of aging King Louis XV's mistresses. But to qualify as a royal mistress, Jeanne had to be a married noble woman. No problem: Jean, who was already married, provided another husband, his brother Guillaume. This is how Jeanne, who had become Countess du Barry with sleight of hand, could enjoy triumph at Versailles. Unfortunately for her, her reign, which had excited the jealousy of the other courtesans, lasted only while the King was alive. Following his death, she was immediately exiled from ... Written by Guy Bellinger
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13 October 1954 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Madame Dubarry See more »Filming Locations:
Studios de Saint-Maurice, Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, FranceCompany Credits
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On reading Joan Haslip's biography of Madame du Barry, I was quite happy to guess the names of certain characters (such as Madame de Gramont), since the movie only comes out in French. I personally think it is a nice movie, though cut very short! Martine Carol was very good in the role, having a happy-go-lucky bubbly personality, using childish coy to attract the Dauphin, although her seductive side, though a very important asset as role of Louis XV's last mistress, was but non-existent (considering it is a 1954 movie!).
The costumes were nice, although considering how du Barry was always pompous and up-to-date with fashion, could have had at least a few more wigs! Still, since it is the only movie I could find about her, it is brilliant!!!