Madame DuBarry
"A Mighty Epoch of the Screen"
The story of Madame DuBarry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the French revolution.
"A Mighty Epoch of the Screen"
The story of Madame DuBarry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the French revolution.
Pola Negri
Jeanne Vaubernier - later Madame du Barry
Emil Jannings
Ludwig XV.
Harry Liedtke
Armand De Foix
Reinhold Schünzel
Duke of Choiseul
Eduard von Winterstein
Graf Jean du Barry
Else Berna
Graefin Gramont
Fred Immler
Richelieu
Gustav Czimeg
Aiguillon
Karl Platen
Guillaume du Barry
The story of Madame DuBarry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the French revolution.
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