"A Queen... but, first of all... a woman in love!"

1938

2h 29m

6.6(32 votes)

Drama

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Overview

The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.

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128 members

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Norma Shearer

Marie Antoinette

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Tyrone Power

Count Axel de Fersen

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John Barrymore

King Louis XV

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Robert Morley

King Louis XVI

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Anita Louise

Princesse de Lamballe

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Joseph Schildkraut

Duke d'Orléans

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Gladys George

Mme. du Barry

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Henry Stephenson

Count de Mercey

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Cora Witherspoon

Countess de Noailles

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Barnett Parker

Prince de Rohan

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Reginald Gardiner

Comte d'Artois

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Henry Daniell

La Motte

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Leonard Penn

Toulan

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Albert Dekker

Comte de Provence

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Alma Kruger

Maria Theresa

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Joseph Calleia

Drouet

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Marilyn Knowlden

Princesse Therese

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Scotty Beckett

The Dauphin

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George Meeker

Robespierre

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Nigel De Brulier

Archbishop (uncredited)

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Charles Waldron

Swedish Ambassador (uncredited)

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John Burton

Lafayette (uncredited)

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Ruth Hussey

Duchess de Polignac (uncredited)

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Erville Alderson

Passport Official (uncredited)

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Richard Alexander

Man with Pike (uncredited)

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Sam Ash

Rabblerouser (uncredited)

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King Baggot

Nobleman at Court (uncredited)

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Bonnie Bannon

Girl (uncredited)

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Trevor Bardette

Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)

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Robert Barrat

Citizen-Officer (uncredited)

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Ed Brady

Townsman at Execution (uncredited)

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Thomas Braidon

Lackey (uncredited)

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Al Bridge

Official in Passport Office (uncredited)

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Peter Bull

Gamin (uncredited)

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Mae Busch

Mme. La Motte (uncredited)

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John Butler

Second Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)

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Frank Campeau

Lemonade Vendor (uncredited)

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David Cavendish

Beauregard (uncredited)

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Lane Chandler

Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)

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Dorothy Christy

Lady in Waiting to Madame Du Barry (uncredited)

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Ocean Claypool

Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)

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Roger Converse

Man in Gaming House (uncredited)

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Harry Cording

Executioner (uncredited)

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Earl Covert

Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)

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Jules Cowles

Citizen at Tribunal (uncredited)

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Wade Crosby

Danton (uncredited)

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Cecil Cunningham

Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)

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Guy D'Ennery

Minister at King's Council (uncredited)

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Howard Da Silva

Toulon (uncredited)

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Harry Davenport

Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)

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Vernon Downing

Man in Gaming House (uncredited)

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Claire Du Brey

Woman Yelling at Rabblerouser (uncredited)

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Frank Elliott

King's Chamberlain (uncredited)

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Billy Engle

Man with Goblet (uncredited)

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Harold Entwistle

Old Aristocrat at Opera (uncredited)

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Ann Evers

Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)

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Al Ferguson

Soldier (uncredited)

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Barry Fitzgerald

Peddler (uncredited)

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Neil Fitzgerald

First Councilor (uncredited)

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Jack George

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

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Maude Turner Gordon

Dowager (uncredited)

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Greta Granstedt

Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)

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Lawrence Grant

Old Nobleman at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)

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Jack Grey

Courtesan (uncredited)

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Ben Hall

Young Man Fetching Priest (uncredited)

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Ben Hendricks Jr.

National Guardsman (uncredited)

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Holmes Herbert

Herald (uncredited)

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Ramsay Hill

Major Domo (uncredited)

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George Houston

Marquis De St. Priest (uncredited)

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Esther Howard

Streetwalker (uncredited)

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Mary Howard

Olivia (uncredited)

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Hugh Huntley

Man in Opera Gallery (uncredited)

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Arthur Hurni

Rabblerouser (uncredited)

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Olaf Hytten

Monsieur Boehmer - the Jeweler (uncredited)

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Frank Jaquet

Keeper of the Seal (uncredited)

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Edward Keane

General (uncredited)

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Victor Kilian

Guard in Louis' Cell (uncredited)

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Claude King

Choisell (uncredited)

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George Kirby

Priest (uncredited)

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Henry Kolker

Court Aide (uncredited)

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Duke R. Lee

Coach Driver (uncredited)

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Harts Lind

Nurse (uncredited)

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Jacques Lory

French Peasant (uncredited)

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Frank McGlynn Jr.

Soldier with Rude Laugh (uncredited)

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Horace McMahon

Rabblerouser (uncredited)

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John Merton

Soldier Announcing Birth (uncredited)

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Helene Millard

Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)

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Frances Millen

Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)

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M. Morova

Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)

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Corbet Morris

LaRue (uncredited)

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Leonard Mudie

Man Yelling 'Have You Proof?' (uncredited)

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Bea Nigro

Woman at the Opera (uncredited)

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Mimi Olivera

Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)

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Moroni Olsen

Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)

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Rafaela Ottiano

Louise - Marie's Maid (uncredited)

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Claire Owen

Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)

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Inez Palange

Fish Wife (uncredited)

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Billy Platt

Midget in Student Ball Number (uncredited)

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Guy Bates Post

Convention President (uncredited)

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Alonzo Price

Second Guardsman (uncredited)

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Tom Quinn

Rabblerouser (uncredited)

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Herbert Rawlinson

Goguelot (uncredited)

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'Little Billy' Rhodes

Midget in Student Ball Number (uncredited)

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Buddy Roosevelt

Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)

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Lionel Royce

Guillaume (uncredited)

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Tom Rutherford

St. Clair (uncredited)

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Harry Semels

Townsman at Execution (uncredited)

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Allen D. Sewall

Citizen (uncredited)

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Kathryn Sheldon

Mrs. Tilson - Setting the Table for Four (uncredited)

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Ivan F. Simpson

Sauce (uncredited)

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William Steele

Footman (uncredited)

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Carl Stockdale

National Guardsman Bringing Toy Soldier (uncredited)

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Harry Stubbs

Second Councilor (uncredited)

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Frank Arthur Swales

Chimney Sweep (uncredited)

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Phillip Terry

Man in Gaming House (uncredited)

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Zeffie Tilbury

Dowager at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)

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Dorothy Tuttle

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Theodore von Eltz

Officer in Entrance Hall (uncredited)

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Gustav von Seyffertitz

King's Confessor (uncredited)

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Walter Walker

Dr. Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)

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Luana Walters

Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)

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Anthony Warde

Marat (uncredited)

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Lyons Wickland

Laclos (uncredited)

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Tudor Williams

Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)

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Eric Wilton

Juror (uncredited)

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Ian Wolfe

Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)

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George Zucco

Governor of Conciergerie (uncredited)

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Howard Lang

Franz

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