Marie Antoinette
A Queen... but, first of all... a woman in love!
6.6(37) 1938-08-26 149 minDramaHistory
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.
DirectorW.S. Van Dyke
ScreenplayErnest Vajda
ScreenplayDonald Ogden Stewart
ScreenplayClaudine West
ProducerIrving Thalberg
ProducerHunt Stromberg
Original Music ComposerHerbert Stothart
Cast & characters
Norma Shearer
as Marie Antoinette
Tyrone Power
as Count Axel de Fersen
John Barrymore
as King Louis XV
Robert Morley
as King Louis XVI
Anita Louise
as Princesse de Lamballe
Joseph Schildkraut
as Duke d'Orléans
Gladys George
as Mme. du Barry
Henry Stephenson
as Count de Mercey
Cora Witherspoon
as Countess de Noailles
Barnett Parker
as Prince de Rohan
Reginald Gardiner
as Comte d'Artois
Henry Daniell
as La Motte
Leonard Penn
as Toulan
Albert Dekker
as Comte de Provence
Alma Kruger
as Maria Theresa
Joseph Calleia
as Drouet
Marilyn Knowlden
as Princesse Therese
Scotty Beckett
as The Dauphin
George Meeker
as Robespierre
Nigel De Brulier
as Archbishop (uncredited)
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Charles Waldron
as Swedish Ambassador (uncredited)
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John Burton
as Lafayette (uncredited)
Ruth Hussey
as Duchess de Polignac (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
as Passport Official (uncredited)
