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Marie Antoinette (1938)
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
“A Queen... but, first of all... a woman in love!”
Drama, History · 2h 29m
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.
Cast
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
Crew
- Director
- W.S. Van Dyke
- Screenplay
- Ernest Vajda, Donald Ogden Stewart, Claudine West
- Novel
- Stefan Zweig
- Director of Photography
- George J. Folsey, Leonard Smith, William H. Daniels
- Original Music Composer
- Herbert Stothart
- Editor
- Robert Kern
- Producer
- Irving Thalberg, Hunt Stromberg
Details
- Release date
- 1938-08-26
- Runtime
- 2h 29m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer