Marie Antoinette
7.3
“A Queen... but, first of all... a woman in love!”
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.
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Cast
128 people
Norma Shearer
Marie Antoinette
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Tyrone Power
Count Axel de Fersen
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John Barrymore
King Louis XV
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Robert Morley
King Louis XVI
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The African Queen
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Anita Louise
Princesse de Lamballe
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Joseph Schildkraut
Duke d'Orléans
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Gladys George
Mme. du Barry
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Henry Stephenson
Count de Mercey
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Oliver Twist
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Cora Witherspoon
Countess de Noailles
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The Bank Dick
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Barnett Parker
Prince de Rohan
Known for
The Reluctant Dragon
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Reginald Gardiner
Comte d'Artois
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Henry Daniell
La Motte
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The Great Dictator
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W.S. Van Dyke Director · Donald Ogden Stewart Screenplay Claudine West Screenplay
Director
W.S. Van Dyke
Screenplay
Donald Ogden Stewart
Screenplay
Claudine West
Screenplay
Ernest Vajda
Author
Stefan Zweig
Composer
Herbert Stothart
Cinematographer
William H. Daniels
Cinematographer
George J. Folsey
Cinematographer
Leonard Smith
Editor
Robert Kern
Costume designer
Adrian
Costume designer
Gile Steele
Budget $2.9M · United States release August 26, 1938 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$2,900,000
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · July 8, 1938
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · August 26, 1938
Theatrical
Germany
January 31, 1951 · Theatrical
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