Drama ·History · United States of America · 1917 · 1h 45m

Madame du Barry

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Director
J. Gordon Edwards
Cast
Theda Bara as Madame du Barry Charles Clary as Louis XV Fred Church as Cossé-Brissac Herschel Mayall as Jean du Barry Genevieve Blinn as Duchess de Gaumont Willard Louis as Guillaume du Barry
Crew
John W. Boyle — Director of Photography Adrian Johnson — Writer Alexandre Dumas — Novel J. Gordon Edwards — Producer
Synopsis

After Jeanette becomes the mistress of the ambitious Jean du Barry, he marries her off to one of his cousins so that she has an entre to the royal court. She soon becomes the favorite of the King and Jean du Barry becomes a regular around the court too. But all this is disturbed when Madame du Barry falls for Conte Brissac of the King's Guard. Jean du Barry's attempts to expose her affair only get him banished from the court.

Mood & Themes
lost film
Key Collaborators
J. Gordon Edwards Director John W. Boyle Director of Photography Adrian Johnson Writer Alexandre Dumas Novel J. Gordon Edwards Producer
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