Auf Befehl der Pompadour (1924)
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.
Director:
Frederic Zelnik
Writers:
Alfred Halm, René Ferry.
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Lya Mara as Lucienne |
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Alwin Neuß as Abel Fernay |
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Hans Albers as Herzog von Riverolles |
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Frida Richard as Catherine Fernay |
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Jakob Tiedtke as Cyrus Fernay |
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Max Neumann as |
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Sophie Pagay as |
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Georges Vaultier as |
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Hermann Böttcher as |
| Directing | Frederic Zelnik | Director |
| Writing | Alfred Halm | Screenplay |
| Writing | René Ferry | Screenplay |
| Camera | Georg Muschner | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Edoardo Lamberti | Director of Photography |