A Caprice of Pompadour

1931 film

  • 8 May 1931 (1931-05-08)
Running time
93 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

A Caprice of Pompadour (French: Un caprice de la Pompadour) is a 1931 French historical musical film directed by Joë Hamman and Willi Wolff and starring André Baugé, Marcelle Denya and Gaston Dupray.[1] A separate German version Madame Pompadour was also made.[2] It marked the film debut of the future star Suzy Delair.

Cast

  • André Baugé as Gaston de Méville
  • Marcelle Denya as La marquise de Pompadour
  • Gaston Dupray as Le marquis de l'Espinglette
  • Paulette Duvernet as Madeleine Biron
  • René Marjolle as Le roi Louis XV
  • André Marnay as Maurepas
  • Madyne Coquelet as Madame de l'Estrade
  • Jean Rousselière as Marcel de Clermont
  • Fernand Baer as Le baron Cerf
  • Max Réjean as Un cadet
  • Jacques Christiany as Le dauphin
  • Suzy Delair as Une soubrette de la Pompadour
  • Pierre Léaud
  • Théo Tony

References

  1. ^ The A to Z of French Cinema p.202
  2. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.156

Bibliography

  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • A Caprice of Pompadour at IMDb
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