Madame DuBarry

Madame DuBarry

A Mighty Epoch of the Screen

1919 · 114 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, History

The story of Madame DuBarry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the French revolution.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · Written by Norbert Falk

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