Adrienne Lecouvreur

Adrienne Lecouvreur

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 28, 1938

Runtime

1h 46m

Genres

Drama

User Score

50%

Original Title

Adrienne Lecouvreur

Production Companies

L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne (ACE), UFA

Director

Marcel L'Herbier

Description

Adrienne Lecouvreur is an acclaimed actress who falls in love with Polish prince Maurice de Saxe, only to be poisoned by a jealous rival while Maurice is away at war. The film was a co-production between the two countries, and was made at UFA's Berlin Studios. It was based on the 1849 play Adrienne Lecouvreur by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé about the life of the eighteenth century actress Adrienne Lecouvreur.