The Dubarry
Directed by	Georg Wildhagen Reinhold Schünzel
Written by	Paul Knepler [ de] (libretto) F. Zell (libretto) Franz Gribitz Georg Wildhagen
Produced by	Franz Tappers
Starring	Sari Barabas Willy Fritsch Albert Lieven
Cinematography	Willy Winterstein
Edited by	Alice Ludwig
Music by	Theo Mackeben
Production companies	Fama-Film Standard-Filmverleih
Distributed by	Europa-Filmverleih
Release date	30 November 1951
Running time	99 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

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

• Sari Barabas as Jeanne Fabiani / Madame Dubarry
• Willy Fritsch as Louis Valmont
• Albert Lieven as Alfred Collien
• Walter Müller as Cäsar Schnepf
• Eva Ingeborg Scholz as Kitty Lenz
• Inge Meysel as Charlotte Adrian, Pensionsinhaberin
• Loni Heuser as Lola Violetta
• Madelon Truß as Fifi, Fotomodell
• Lorley Katz
• Hubert von Meyerinck as Stranitzky, Schmierendirektor
• Ernst Waldow as Erban, Theaterdirektor
• Fritz Imhoff as Schaubitzer, Theateragent
• Carl-Heinz Schroth as Scharlakan
• Helmuth Rudolph as Dr. Steffens, Kritiker
• Hans Heinz Bollmann as Orgass, Agent
• Joachim Teege as Alphonse Meyer, Fotograf
• Mathieu Ahlersmeyer as König
• Alexander Hunzinger
• Herbert Ernst Groh

References

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Dubarry at IMDb

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