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Marie Antoinette (8-Jul-1938)

Director: W. S. Van Dyke

Writers: Claudine West; Donald Ogden Stewart; Ernest Vajda

Based on a book: Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman by Stefan Zweig

The Music Score by: Herbert Stothart

Producer: Hunt Stromberg

Keywords: Drama, French Royalty, Biography

Over-the-top production of the life of Marie Antoinette based on Stefan Zweig's book, the first honest attempt to depict the reality of her life. Betrothed by the powerful Maria Theresa, she marries Louis, grandson of King Louis XV. The king, about to annul her marriage for her insolence, dies and Marie suddenly finds herself Queen of France. Received Oscar nominations for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Score. Won the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival.

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CAST

Norma Shearer   ...   Marie Antoinette
Tyrone Power   ...   Count Axel de Fersen
with
John Barrymore   ...   King Louis XV
Robert Morley   ...   King Louis XVI
Anita Louise   ...   Princess 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   ...   Compte d'Artois
Henry Daniell   ...   La Motte
Leonard Penn   ...   Toulan
Albert Dekker   ...   Comte de Provence
Alma Kruger   ...   Empress Marie Theresa
Joseph Calleia   ...   Drouet
George Meeker   ...   Robespierre
Scotty Beckett   ...   The Dauphin
Marilyn Knowlden   ...   Princess Thérèse

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