Adrienne Lecouvreur

(1938)

★ 5.7 IMDb · 6 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1938

Runtime: 106 мин

Country: Germany, France

Director: Marcel L'Herbier

Cast: Yvonne Printemps, Пьер Френе, Junie Astor, André Lefaur, Jaque Catelain, Madeleine Sologne, Pierre Larquey, Gabrielle Robinne, Thomy Bourdelle, Marcel André

Plot

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.