A Modern Dubarry | |
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Directed by | Alexander Korda |
Produced by |
Hermann Fellner Josef Somlo |
Written by | Lajos Bíró |
Starring |
María Corda Alfred Abel Friedrich Kayßler |
Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
Cinematography | Fritz Arno Wagner |
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Distributed by | UFA |
Release date
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10 January 1927 |
Country | Germany |
Language | Silent German intertitles |
A Modern Dubarry (German:Eine Dubarry von heute) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Alexander Korda and starring María Corda, Alfred Abel and Friedrich Kayßler. A young woman working at a dressmakers rises to become a model and entertainer before falling in love with a King.
The title is a reference to the life of the eighteenth century courtesan Madame Du Barry. It was made by Felsom Film and distributed by the major studo UFA. The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. It features performances from Hans Albers and Marlene Dietrich both of whom later achieved greater fame.