Du Barry (1917)
Drama | 30 December 1917
Cast:
Theda Bara, Charles Clary, Fred Church [ More ]Director:
J. Gordon EdwardsWriter:
Adrian JohnsonProduction Company:
Fox Film Corp.This film was also known as Madame Du Barry, and was copyrighted under this title. According to the continuity included in the copyright descriptions, Alice Gale was going to play "Mother Savord." For information on other films based on the life of Madame Du Barry, see the above listing for the 1915 Kleine film Du Barry.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021. ...
This film was also known as Madame Du Barry, and was copyrighted under this title. According to the continuity included in the copyright descriptions, Alice Gale was going to play "Mother Savord." For information on other films based on the life of Madame Du Barry, see the above listing for the 1915 Kleine film Du Barry.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
The beautiful Jeanette Du Barry attracts the attention of King Louis XV of France and later gains status in his court when her cousin, Jean Du Barry, marries her to the ungainly Count Guillaume Du Barry. The king chooses her as his favorite, and she is content with a shallow but glittering existence until she falls in love with Cossé-Brissac, a soldier. Jean, who bears ill will towards his cousin, attempts to expose the countess' affair with Brissac, but the king refuses to believe him and, in fact, banishes him from the court. With Louis' death and the subsequent outbreak of the French Revolution, Jean incites the mob against Madame Du Barry, and she is sentenced to the ...
The beautiful Jeanette Du Barry attracts the attention of King Louis XV of France and later gains status in his court when her cousin, Jean Du Barry, marries her to the ungainly Count Guillaume Du Barry. The king chooses her as his favorite, and she is content with a shallow but glittering existence until she falls in love with Cossé-Brissac, a soldier. Jean, who bears ill will towards his cousin, attempts to expose the countess' affair with Brissac, but the king refuses to believe him and, in fact, banishes him from the court. With Louis' death and the subsequent outbreak of the French Revolution, Jean incites the mob against Madame Du Barry, and she is sentenced to the guillotine.
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