Lola Montes

1955, Drama, 1h 50m

34 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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A panoramic opus on celebrity that pops with vivid colors, Lola Montés is a narratively loose and visually splendid swan song for director Max Ophüls. Read critic reviews

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Once, Lola Montes (Martine Carol) was a famous cabaret dancer and the lover of many of 19th-century Europe's most prominent men. Now she works in a seedy American circus, where a circus master (Peter Ustinov) tells her life story as the main attraction. After her mother's lover (Ivan Desny) marries Lola instead, she is abducted by Russian cossacks. Her many affairs end in marriage to King Ludwig I of Bavaria (Anton Walbrook). She then flees when revolution threatens his kingdom.

Cast & Crew

Martine Carol
Lola Montes
Peter Ustinov
Circus Master
Anton Walbrook
Ludwig I, King of Bavaria
Oskar Werner
Student
Ivan Desny
Lieutenant Thomas James
Will Quadflieg
Franz Liszt
Henri Guisol
Maurice
Lise Delamare
Mrs. Craigie
Max Ophuls
Director
Cécil Saint-Laurent
Writer
Annette Wademant
Writer
Max Ophuls
Writer
Jacques Natanson
Writer
Albert Caraco
Producer
André Haguet
Producer
Anton Schelkopf
Producer
Christian Matras
Cinematographer
Madeleine Gug
Film Editing
Jacqueline Sadoul
Film Editing
Adolf Schlyssleder
Film Editing
Robert Christidès
Set Decoration
Georges Annenkov
Costume Design
Marcel Escoffier
Costume Design
Monique Plotin
Costume Design
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