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Lola Montez, the King’s Dancer (1922)
Directed by Willi Wolff
Drama · 1h 53m
Deviating from the historical facts, Lola is introduced as a young Spanish “Gypsy” who becomes involuntarily embroiled in an attempt to poison the Infante of Spain (a short but splendid cameo by Heinrich George). As a result, she has to flee the country, arriving first in Italy, where she is taught how to act like a lady. Later, in Paris, she is invited to dance at the city’s prestigious opera house, becoming a worldwide sensation. She then becomes secretly involved in a revolutionary plot by Louis Napoléon, the future emperor of France. When the plot fails, Lola is once again forced to flee, this time to Munich, where she captures the attention of Ludwig I. Their ensuing affair arouses a great deal of hatred among the people and the establishment, however. In the end, Lola has no choice but to leave again, and vanishes into the night mist.
Cast
Ellen Richter
Lola Montez
Georg Alexander
Studiosus Ludwig von Hirschberg
Arnold Korff
Ludwig I., König von Bayern
Heinrich George
Don Miguel
Max Gülstorff
Journalist Beauvallion
Hans Junkermann
Hoftheaterintendant
Hermann Picha
Oberkoch
Fritz Kampers
Lieutenant Nussbaum
Crew
- Director
- Willi Wolff
- Writer
- Willi Wolff, Paul Merzbach
Details
- Original title
- Lola Montez, die Tänzerin des Königs
- Release date
- 1922-12-28
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- DE
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Ellen Richter Film