Lola Montès
“She lived too intensely and far too well!”
Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.
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Martine Carol
Lola Montes
Known for
The Counterfeiters of Paris
Peter Ustinov
Circus Master
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Death on the Nile
Anton Walbrook
Ludwig I, King of Bavaria
Known for
The Red Shoes
La Ronde
Henri Guisol
Horseman Maurice
Known for
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Bizarre, Bizarre
Lise Delamare
Mrs. Craigie, Lola's Mother
Known for
Baxter
Captain Blood
Paulette Dubost
Josephine, the Maid
Known for
The Last Metro
The Rules of the Game
Oskar Werner
Student
Known for
Fahrenheit 451
Jules and Jim
Jean Galland
Private Secretary
Known for
The Earrings of Madame de...
Light-Fingered George
Will Quadflieg
Franz Liszt
Also in
Faust
Der große Bellheim
Héléna Manson
Lieutenant James' Sister
Known for
Le Corbeau
Manon
Germaine Delbat
Stewardess
Known for
Smiley's People
Oscar
Carl Esmond
Doctor
Known for
Ministry of Fear
Sergeant York
Max Ophüls Director · Annette Wademant Writer Jacques Natanson Writer
United States release February 22, 1959 · Produced in France, Germany · Languages English, French, German, Hungarian
Production
Florida Films
Production
Gamma Film
Production
Union-Film GmbH
Production
France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Hungarian
Release dates
France · December 23, 1955
Theatrical
United States · February 22, 1959
Limited theatrical
United States
April 20, 1969 · Theatrical · Restored Version
October 4, 2008 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 10, 2008 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
August 30, 2009 · Premiere · Cinema St. Louis French Film Festival
March 12, 2010 · Premiere · Milwaukee Film Festival Winter Edition
Brazil
July 28, 1958 · Theatrical
August 3, 2026 · Limited theatrical · CINUSP (Mostra "Ensaio Geral - 35 mm)
France
January 20, 1956 · Theatrical · Alternate Version
February 22, 1957 · Theatrical · Edited Version
December 3, 2008 · Theatrical · Digitally Re-Mastered Version
January 1, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Germany
January 12, 1956 · Theatrical · West Germany
December 13, 1986 · TV · East Germany
Italy
February 9, 1956 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 9, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
March 19, 1957 · Theatrical · Edited Version
November 22, 2005 · Theatrical · Restored Version
Russia
December 9, 2010 · Physical · DVD «Cinema Prestige» (Restored Version)
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