“Marie Antoinette - Queen of France” ( French: Marie-Antoinette reine de France ) is a Franco-Italian historical and melodramatic movie directed by French director Jean Delannoy in 1956 with actress Michelle Morgan in the title role.
| Marie Antoinette - Queen of France | |
|---|---|
| Marie-antoinette reine de france | |
 | |
| Genre | historical film biographical film drama melodrama |
| Producer | Jean Delannoy |
| Author script | Bernard Zimmer Jean Delannoy Philip Erlanger |
| In the main cast | Michelle Morgan Richard Todd Jacques Morel |
| Operator | Pierre Montazel |
| Composer | Jean Simono |
| Duration | 110 minutes |
| A country |  France  Italy |
| Tongue | French |
| Year | 1956 |
| IMDb | ID 0048355 |
Content
Story
The film is based on real life events of the last Queen of France, Marie Antoinette . The action takes place in 1774 (death of Louis XV ) - 1793 . The brilliant queen in her splendor, but vulnerable and sensitive in her private life, Marie Antoinette is torn between a duty to her husband - King Louis XVI of France - and love for Count Ferzen .
Cast
- Michelle Morgan - Queen Marie Antoinette
- Richard Todd - Earl Axel von Fersen
- Jacques Morel - King Louis XVI
- Jeanne Buatel - Madame Campan
- Madeleine Rousse - Madame de Toursel
- Guy Trejan - La Fayette
- Aime Clarion - King Louis XV
- Ann Carrer - Countess Jeanne du Barry
- Jean Bergerac - Count of Provence
- Marina Bertie - Countess Polignac
- Michel Piccoli - Priest
- Marcel Arnold - Madame Adelaide
- Edmond Boshamr - Count of Luxembourg
- Paul Boniface - Herman
- Yves Brenville - Danton
- Jean Claudio - Fouquier-Tenville
Camera crew
- Director: Jean Delannoy
- Script writers: Bernard Zimmer, Jean Delannoy , Philippe Erlanger
- Composer: Jean Simono
- Operator: Pierre Montazel
- Costume Designer: George C. Benda
- Installation: Henri Tavern
See also
- Marie Antoinette (mini-series, 1975)
- Marie Antoinette. The True Story (2006 film)
- Marie Antoinette (film, 2006)
Links
- "Marie Antoinette - Queen of France" (film, 1956) on IMDb
- “Marie Antoinette - Queen of France” (film, 1956) at cinema-francais.fr
- "Marie Antoinette - Queen of France" (film, 1956) on Ciné-Ressources
- “Marie Antoinette - Queen of France” (film, 1956) on the website “Base de données de films francais avec images”