''Madame du Barry'' is a 1954 French-Italian

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directed by

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and starring

Martine Carol Martine Carol (born Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer; 16 May 1920 – 6 February 1967) was a French film actress. Career Born Maryse Mourer (or Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer) in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, (France), she studied acting und ...

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, Gianna Maria Canale and

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.Hayward p.109-10 The film depicts the life of Madame du Barry, mistress to

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in the eighteenth century. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It was shot at the

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Cast

as Jeanne Bécu *

as Jean du Barry * Gianna Maria Canale as Duchesse de Grammont *

as Lebel *

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as Duc d'Richelieu *

Marguerite Pierry Marguerite Pierry (26 December 1887, Paris – 20 January 1963, Paris) was a French actress. Selected filmography * ''On purge bébé'' (1931) * '' The Two Boys'' (1936) * '' The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * '' Con ...

as Comtesse de Médarne * Isabelle Pia as

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as Jeanne's friend *

Nadine Alari Nadine Alari (born Bernadette Nicole Frédérique Bovarie; 23 February 1927 – 24 November 2016) was a French film and television actress. Selected filmography * ''Jericho'' (1946) * ''Tuesday's Guest'' (1950) * '' Great Man'' (1951) * ''T ...

as La Maréchale de Guichelais *

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as Cadette *

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as La citoyenne *

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as Loque *

Nane Germon Nane Germon (1909–2001) was a French television and film actress.Goble p.330 Selected filmography * ''Coup de feu à l'aube'' (1932) * '' A Weak Woman'' (1933) * ''Le rayon des amours'' (1933) - Nicole * ''Les aventures du roi Pausole'' (1933) ...

as Bitchi du Barry * Suzanne Grey as Chon du Barr *

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as Une fille * Paul Demange as Un citoyen *

André Bervil André Bervil (1905–1972) was a French stage and film actor.Bessy p.192 He was married to the actress Suzanne Grey, and was son-in-law of Denise Grey. Selected filmography * ''My Little Marquise'' (1937) * ''Happy Days'' (1941) * ''Bolero'' (1 ...

as Un musicien *

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as L'abbé de Beauvais * Serge Grand as Louis XVI *

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as Molet *

Robert Murzeau Robert Murzeau (1909–1990) was a French actor of stage, film and television.Goble p.91 Selected filmography * '' Destiny Has Fun'' (1947) * '' The Husbands of Leontine'' (1947) * ''Monsieur Vincent'' (1947) * ''To the Eyes of Memory'' (1948) * ...

as Un seigneur *

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as La Gourdan *

Massimo Serato Massimo Serato, born Giuseppe Segato, (31 May 1916 – 22 December 1989) was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years. Serato was born in Oderzo, Veneto, Italy and started appearing in films in 1938. He played leading roles in ...

as Choiseul * Umberto Melnati as Curtins * Noël Roquevert as Guillaume du Barry *

André Luguet André Luguet (15 May 1892 – 24 May 1979) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1910 and 1970. He was born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France, and died in Cannes, France. His daughter Rosine Luguet became ...

as Louis XV * Marcelle Praince as Mme du Barry, mère

References

Bibliography

* Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010.

External links

* 1954 films Italian historical drama films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Christian-Jaque French historical drama films 1950s historical drama films Films set in the 18th century Films produced by Angelo Rizzoli Cultural depictions of Louis XV Cultural depictions of Madame du Barry Cultural depictions of Marie Antoinette 1954 drama films 1950s French films 1950s Italian films {{historic-film-stub