The film takes place on two time levels: first in contemporary France and then in the time of Louis XV. in the 18th century. Lucienne is a young, dynamic woman who, although she loves the chief engineer of her uncle Abel Fernay’s car factory, is forced to marry an unloved man, a noble businessman.
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Cast
16 people
Lya Mara
Lucienne
Also in
Die Geliebte des Grafen Varenne
The Crimson Circle
Alwin Neuß
Abel Fernay
Also in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Frederic Zelnik
René Ferry
Hans Albers
Herzog von Riverolles
Known for
The Blue Angel
Münchhausen
Alfred Halm
Frida Richard
Catherine Fernay
Known for
Faust
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Jakob Tiedtke
Cyrus Fernay
Known for
The Doll
Max Neumann
Also in
Das Achtgroschenmädel. Jagd auf Schurken. 1. Teil
Sophie Pagay
Also in
Carmen
The Son of the White Mountain
Georges Vaultier
Also in
The Phantom of the Moulin-Rouge
The Secret Spring
Hermann Böttcher
Also in
Four Around the Woman
Art of Love
Frederic Zelnik Director · Alfred Halm Screenplay René Ferry Screenplay
First release September 24, 1924 · Produced in Germany
Production
Phoebus-Film
Production
Germany
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Original language
German
Release dates
Germany · September 24, 1924
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
December 22, 1924
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