Madame Pompadour
1931 · ★ 9.0
Historical romance about French monarch Louis XV and his infatuation with Madame Pompadour.
Directed by Willi Wolff
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Anny Ahlers Marquise von Pompadour -
Kurt Gerron Ludwig XV., König von Frankreich -
Ida Wüst Frau von Estrade -
Wilhelm Bendow Mélange, Sekretär der Pompadour -
Fritz Odemar Minister Maurepas
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