Madame du Barry (1954)
Madame du Barry (1954)
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC | 4:3 | 720x480 | 5200 kbps | 4.5Gb
Audio: French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: English
01:46:00 | France, Italy | Drama, History
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC | 4:3 | 720x480 | 5200 kbps | 4.5Gb
Audio: French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: English
01:46:00 | France, Italy | Drama, History
Set in 17th-century France, a shopgirl is taken into the shelter of a famous brothel where she meets the scheming Count Du Barry who marries her with the intention of grooming her to be King Louis XV's next mistress…
Director: Christian-Jaque
Cast: Martine Carol, Daniel Ivernel, Gianna Maria Canale, Jean Paredes, Denis d'Ines, Marguerite Pierry, Isabelle Pia, Nadine Alari, Giovanna Ralli, Georgette Anys, Catherine Caron, Nadine Tallier, Nane Germon, Claude Albers, Micky Bourgois, Jacqueline Chambord, France Degand, Suzanne Grey, Karine Jansen, Lisette Lebon, Jeanne Montange, Micheline Gary, Colette Richard, Pascale Roberts, Claude Sylvain, Paul Demange, Andre Bervil, Michel Etcheverry, Rodolphe Marcilly, Serge Grand
Madame du Barry (1954)
Madame du Barry (1954)
Extras:
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The daughter of a seamstress, Jeanne Becu 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 …
~ Guy Bellinger
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Madame du Barry (1954)
Madame du Barry (1954)
