Marie Antoinette
movie
A Queen... but, first of all... a woman in love!
Released August 26, 1938
Overview
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.
Cast
Norma Shearer
as
Marie Antoinette
Tyrone Power
as
Count Axel de Fersen
John Barrymore
as
King Louis XV
Robert Morley
as
King Louis XVI
Anita Louise
as
Princesse de Lamballe
Joseph Schildkraut
as
Duke d'Orléans
Gladys George
as
Mme. du Barry
Henry Stephenson
as
Count de Mercey
Cora Witherspoon
as
Countess de Noailles
Barnett Parker
as
Prince de Rohan
Reginald Gardiner
as
Comte d'Artois
Henry Daniell
as
La Motte
Crew
George J. Folsey
as
Director of Photography
W.S. Van Dyke
as
Director
Donald Ogden Stewart
as
Screenplay
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Ernest Vajda
as
Screenplay
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Claudine West
as
Screenplay
Stefan Zweig
as
Novel
Julien Duvivier
as
Co-Director
Irving Thalberg
as
Producer
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Henry Grace
as
Set Decoration
Jacques Tourneur
as
Assistant Director
Edwin B. Willis
as
Art Direction
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Robert Kern
as
Editor