The Dubarry (1951 film)

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The Dubarry
Directed by
Written by
Produced byFranz Tappers
Starring
CinematographyWilly Winterstein
Edited byAlice Ludwig
Music byTheo Mackeben
Production
companies
  • Fama-Film
  • Standard-Filmverleih
Distributed byEuropa-Filmverleih
Release date
30 November 1951
Running time
99 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The Dubarry (German: Die Dubarry) is a 1951 German musical film directed by Georg Wildhagen and Reinhold Schünzel and starring Sari Barabas, Willy Fritsch and Albert Lieven.[1] It is named after the operetta Die Dubarry, but uses the work only as a background.[2] It was made at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann.

Synopsis

Jeanne Fabian is a singer celebrated for her role as Madame Dubarry, but her financial backing from a wealthy admirer leads to criticism. She decides to change her name and look and start again from her beginnings to prove she really is talented. She falls in love with a man she takes to poor, but is in fact a wealthy car manufactuer.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Die DUBARRY (1951)". BFI. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019.
  2. ^ Gänzl p.546

Bibliography

  • Kurt Gänzl. The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre: A-Gi. Schirmer Books, 2001.

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