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Marie Antoinette (1938)

Original title: Marie Antoinette

“A Queen... but, first of all... a woman in love!”

1938 · 2 h 29 min
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
BiographyDramaHistory

Cast

Norma Shearer Tyrone Power John Barrymore Robert Morley Anita Louise Joseph Schildkraut

Credits

Written by: Claudine West

Plot

The biography of the Austrian princess Marie Antoinette, from her arrival in the court of Louis XVI to her trial and execution during the French Revolution, in a lavish MGM period epic with Norma Shearer.

Sinekatalog’s take

A lavish and sumptuous MGM period biography.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (3,637 votes)
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