| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
Directors suite |
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Director's suite.
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| Summary |
Depicts, through flashbacks, the life of a famous courtesan, recounted as part of a lavish circus act. The ringmaster introduces and displays Lola Monteś who recalls her romances with Franz Liszt, a student, and Ludwig, King of Bavaria before she was reduced by scandal, poverty and ill fortune to her present life as a circus performer |
| Notes |
Based on the novel La vie extraordinaire de Lola Montes by Cecil Saint-Laurent |
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Originally released in 1955 as motion picture |
| Credits |
Directeur de photographie, Christian Matras ; musique de Georges Auric ; [edited by] Madeleine Gug |
| Cast |
Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook, Henri Guisol, Oskar Werner |
| Audience |
Rating: PG |
| Notes |
PAL; Region 4 |
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DVD. Region unspecified |
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In French with English subtitles |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Montez, Lola, 1818-1861 -- Drama.
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Foreign films.
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Motion pictures, French.
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Courtesans -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Ophuls, Max, 1902-1957.
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Natanson, Jacques, 1901-1975.
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Wademant, Annette, 1928-
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Caraco, Albert.
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Carol, Martine, 1920-1967.
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Ustinov, Peter.
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Walbrook, Anton, 1900-1967.
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Werner, Oskar, 1922-1984.
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Saint-Laurent, Cécil, 1919-2000.
Vie extraordinaire de Lola Montes
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Gamma-Film (France)
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Gamma Films (Firm)
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Florida Films (Company)
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Union Film (Firm)
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