Lola Montès

Resource Information

The work Lola Montès represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Lola Montès

Statement of responsibility

Gamma-Film prèsente ; un film de Max Ophuls ; scenario de Max Ophuls ; adaptation de Annette Wademant et Max Ophuls ; dialogue de Jacques Natanson ; ; une co-production Gamma, Florida, Union Films ; producteur délégué, Albert Caraco

Creator

• Lola Montès (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Finck, Werner, 1902-1978
• Florida Films (Company)
• Films du Jeudi (Firm)
• Galland, Jean, 1887-1967.
• Gug, Madeleine, 1913-1971.
• Criterion Collection (Firm)
• Cinémathèque française
• Carol, Martine, 1920-1967.
• Manson, Héléna, 1898-1994.
• Matras, Christian, 1903-1977.
• Météhen, Jacques
• Natanson, Jacques, 1901-1975.
• Ophuls, Max, 1902-1957.
• Quadflieg, Will.
• Saint-Laurent, Cécil, 1919-2000
• Ustinov, Peter
• Wademant, Annette, 1928-2017
• Walbrook, Anton, 1900-1967
• Werner, Oskar, 1922-1984.
• Guisol, Henri, 1904-1994.
• Delamare, Lise.
• Delbat, Germaine, 1904-1988.
• Desny, Ivan.
• Caraco, Albert.
• Baum, Ralph.
• Domin, Friedrich, 1902-1961.
• Dubost, Paulette.
• Auric, Georges, 1899-1983.
• Eaubonne, Jean d', 1903-1971.
• Union Film (Firm)
• Esmond, Carl, 1904-2004.
• Gamma Films (Firm)
• Fayet, Jacques.

Actor

• Esmond, Carl, 1904-2004.
• Dubost, Paulette.
• Fayet, Jacques.
• Manson, Héléna, 1898-1994.
• Guisol, Henri, 1904-1994.
• Galland, Jean, 1887-1967.
• Finck, Werner, 1902-1978
• Domin, Friedrich, 1902-1961.
• Desny, Ivan.
• Delbat, Germaine, 1904-1988.
• Delamare, Lise.
• Carol, Martine, 1920-1967.
• Werner, Oskar, 1922-1984.
• Walbrook, Anton, 1900-1967
• Ustinov, Peter
• Quadflieg, Will.

Composer

• Auric, Georges, 1899-1983.

Conductor

• Météhen, Jacques

Designer

• Eaubonne, Jean d', 1903-1971.

Director

• Ophuls, Max, 1902-1957.

Film editor

• Gug, Madeleine, 1913-1971.

Producer

• Caraco, Albert.

Production manager

• Baum, Ralph.

Screenwriter

• Natanson, Jacques, 1901-1975.
• Matras, Christian, 1903-1977.
• Wademant, Annette, 1928-2017
• Ophuls, Max, 1902-1957.

Subject

• Romance films
• Circus -- Drama
• Circus performers -- Drama
• Courtesans -- France -- Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Man-woman relationships -- Drama
• Montez, Lola, 1818-1861 -- Drama
• Saint-Laurent, Cécil, 1919-2000 -- Film and video adaptations

Genre

• Romance films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Drama
• Film and video adaptations
• Film adaptations

Language

• fre
• eng
• fre
• fre

Summary

The life of a young woman who was a showgirl, had affairs with kings, became a courtesan, and traveled the world trying to fit in. Charts the course of Montès's scandalous past through the invocations of the bombastic ringmaster of the American circus where she has ended up performing

Member of

• Criterion collection, 503

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Production designer, Jean D'Eaubonne ; music by Georges Auric ; conductor, Jacques Météhen ; editor, Madeleine Gug ; production manager, Ralph Baum director of photography, Christian Matras

Dewey number

791.43/72

Language note

French dialogue with optional English subtitles

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.L65 2009

PerformerNote

Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook, Henry Guisol, Lise Delamare, Paulette Dubost, Oskar Werner, Jean Galland, Will Quadflieg, Helena Manson, Germaine Delbat, Willy Eichberger, Jacques Fayet, Friedrich Domin, Werner Finck, Ivan Desny

Runtime

114

Series statement

The Criterion collection

Series volume

503

Target audience

general

Technique

live action