Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

149 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Aug. 26, 1938

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.

Marie Antoinette

149 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Aug. 26, 1938

Marie Antoinette
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Marie Antoinette
Directors Julien Duvivier, W.S. Van Dyke, Jacques Tourneur
Writers Ernest Vajda, Claudine West, Donald Ogden Stewart, Stefan Zweig

Cast

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)

Charles Waldron

as Swedish Ambassador (uncredited)

John Burton

as Lafayette (uncredited)

Ruth Hussey

as Duchess de Polignac (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

as Passport Official (uncredited)

Richard Alexander

as Man with Pike (uncredited)

Sam Ash

as Rabblerouser (uncredited)

King Baggot

as Nobleman at Court (uncredited)

Bonnie Bannon

as Girl (uncredited)

Trevor Bardette

as Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)

Robert Barrat

as Citizen-Officer (uncredited)

Ed Brady

as Townsman at Execution (uncredited)

Thomas Braidon

as Lackey (uncredited)

Al Bridge

as Official in Passport Office (uncredited)

Peter Bull

as Gamin (uncredited)

Mae Busch

as Mme. La Motte (uncredited)

John Butler

as Second Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)

Frank Campeau

as Lemonade Vendor (uncredited)

David Cavendish

as Beauregard (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

as Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)

Dorothy Christy

as Lady in Waiting to Madame Du Barry (uncredited)

Ocean Claypool

as Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)

Roger Converse

as Man in Gaming House (uncredited)

Harry Cording

as Executioner (uncredited)

Earl Covert

as Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)

Jules Cowles

as Citizen at Tribunal (uncredited)

Wade Crosby

as Danton (uncredited)

Cecil Cunningham

as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)

Guy D'Ennery

as Minister at King's Council (uncredited)

Howard Da Silva

as Toulon (uncredited)

Harry Davenport

as Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)

Vernon Downing

as Man in Gaming House (uncredited)

Claire Du Brey

as Woman Yelling at Rabblerouser (uncredited)

Frank Elliott

as King's Chamberlain (uncredited)

Billy Engle

as Man with Goblet (uncredited)

Harold Entwistle

as Old Aristocrat at Opera (uncredited)

Ann Evers

as Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)

Al Ferguson

as Soldier (uncredited)

Barry Fitzgerald

as Peddler (uncredited)

Neil Fitzgerald

as First Councilor (uncredited)

Jack George

as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Maude Turner Gordon

as Dowager (uncredited)

Greta Granstedt

as Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)

Lawrence Grant

as Old Nobleman at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)

Jack Grey

as Courtesan (uncredited)

Ben Hall

as Young Man Fetching Priest (uncredited)

Ben Hendricks Jr.

as National Guardsman (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert

as Herald (uncredited)

Ramsay Hill

as Major Domo (uncredited)

George Houston

as Marquis De St. Priest (uncredited)

Esther Howard

as Streetwalker (uncredited)

Mary Howard

as Olivia (uncredited)

Hugh Huntley

as Man in Opera Gallery (uncredited)

Arthur Hurni

as Rabblerouser (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

as Monsieur Boehmer - the Jeweler (uncredited)

Frank Jaquet

as Keeper of the Seal (uncredited)

Edward Keane

as General (uncredited)

Victor Kilian

as Guard in Louis' Cell (uncredited)

Claude King

as Choisell (uncredited)

George Kirby

as Priest (uncredited)

Henry Kolker

as Court Aide (uncredited)

Duke R. Lee

as Coach Driver (uncredited)

Harts Lind

as Nurse (uncredited)

Jacques Lory

as French Peasant (uncredited)

Frank McGlynn Jr.

as Soldier with Rude Laugh (uncredited)

Horace McMahon

as Rabblerouser (uncredited)

John Merton

as Soldier Announcing Birth (uncredited)

Helene Millard

as Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)

Frances Millen

as Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)

M. Morova

as Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)

Corbet Morris

as LaRue (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie

as Man Yelling 'Have You Proof?' (uncredited)

Bea Nigro

as Woman at the Opera (uncredited)

Mimi Olivera

as Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)

Moroni Olsen

as Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)

Rafaela Ottiano

as Louise - Marie's Maid (uncredited)

Claire Owen

as Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)

Inez Palange

as Fish Wife (uncredited)

Billy Platt

as Midget in Student Ball Number (uncredited)

Guy Bates Post

as Convention President (uncredited)

Alonzo Price

as Second Guardsman (uncredited)

Tom Quinn

as Rabblerouser (uncredited)

Herbert Rawlinson

as Goguelot (uncredited)

'Little Billy' Rhodes

as Midget in Student Ball Number (uncredited)

Buddy Roosevelt

as Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)

Lionel Royce

as Guillaume (uncredited)

Tom Rutherford

as St. Clair (uncredited)

Harry Semels

as Townsman at Execution (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall

as Citizen (uncredited)

Kathryn Sheldon

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

Ivan F. Simpson

as Sauce (uncredited)

William Steele

as Footman (uncredited)

Carl Stockdale

as National Guardsman Bringing Toy Soldier (uncredited)

Harry Stubbs

as Second Councilor (uncredited)

Frank Arthur Swales

as Chimney Sweep (uncredited)

Phillip Terry

as Man in Gaming House (uncredited)

Zeffie Tilbury

as Dowager at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)

Dorothy Tuttle

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz

as Officer in Entrance Hall (uncredited)

Gustav von Seyffertitz

as King's Confessor (uncredited)

Walter Walker

as Dr. Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)

Luana Walters

as Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)

Anthony Warde

as Marat (uncredited)

Lyons Wickland

as Laclos (uncredited)

Tudor Williams

as Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)

Eric Wilton

as Juror (uncredited)

Ian Wolfe

as Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)

George Zucco

as Governor of Conciergerie (uncredited)

Howard Lang

as Franz