Adrienne Lecouvreur
5.2
Adrienne Lecouvreur is an acclaimed actress who falls in love with Polish prince Maurice de Saxe, only to be poisoned by a jealous rival while Maurice is away at war. The film was a co-production between the two countries, and was made at UFA's Berlin Studios. It was based on the 1849 play Adrienne Lecouvreur by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé about the life of the eighteenth century actress Adrienne Lecouvreur.
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Yvonne Printemps
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Paris Waltz
Pierre Fresnay
Known for
Le Corbeau
Grand Illusion
Marcel L'Herbier
Also in
Infatuation
Fritz Arno Wagner
Jean-Georges Auriol
Junie Astor
Known for
The Lower Depths
André Lefaur
Also in
The Phantom Baron
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
Ernest Legouve
Jaque Catelain
Also in
The Inhuman Woman
The Man of the Sea
François Porché
Madeleine Sologne
Also in
The Eternal Return
Le Dessous des cartes
Eugène Scribe
Marcel L'Herbier Director · Jean-Georges Auriol Writer Eugène Scribe Author
First release September 27, 1938 · Produced in Germany, France · Production UFA, Universum Film (UFA)
Production
L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne (ACE)
Production · Distribution
UFA
Production
Universum Film (UFA)
Production
Germany · France
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Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 27, 1938
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
October 28, 1938 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 3, 1941
Japan
September 23, 1941
Portugal
December 8, 1938
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