Storyline
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.
Released
26 August 1938
Runtime
2h 29min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Norma Shearer
Marie Antoinette
Tyrone Power
Count Axel de Fersen
John Barrymore
King Louis XV
Robert Morley
King Louis XVI
Anita Louise
Princesse de Lamballe
Joseph Schildkraut
Duke d'Orléans
Gladys George
Mme. du Barry
Henry Stephenson
Count de Mercey
Cora Witherspoon
Countess de Noailles
Barnett Parker
Prince de Rohan
Reginald Gardiner
Comte d'Artois
Henry Daniell
La Motte
Leonard Penn
Toulan
Albert Dekker
Comte de Provence
Alma Kruger
Maria Theresa
Joseph Calleia
Drouet
Marilyn Knowlden
Princesse Therese
Scotty Beckett
The Dauphin
George Meeker
Robespierre
Nigel De Brulier
Archbishop (uncredited)
Charles Waldron
Swedish Ambassador (uncredited)
John Burton
Lafayette (uncredited)
Ruth Hussey
Duchess de Polignac (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Passport Official (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Man with Pike (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Rabblerouser (uncredited)
King Baggot
Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
Bonnie Bannon
Girl (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette
Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)
Robert Barrat
Citizen-Officer (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
Thomas Braidon
Lackey (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
Peter Bull
Gamin (uncredited)
Mae Busch
Mme. La Motte (uncredited)
John Butler
Second Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)
Frank Campeau
Lemonade Vendor (uncredited)
David Cavendish
Beauregard (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)
Dorothy Christy
Lady in Waiting to Madame Du Barry (uncredited)
Ocean Claypool
Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Roger Converse
Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Executioner (uncredited)
Earl Covert
Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)
Jules Cowles
Citizen at Tribunal (uncredited)
Wade Crosby
Danton (uncredited)
Cecil Cunningham
Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
Guy D'Ennery
Minister at King's Council (uncredited)
Howard Da Silva
Toulon (uncredited)
Harry Davenport
Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
Vernon Downing
Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
Woman Yelling at Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Frank Elliott
King's Chamberlain (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Man with Goblet (uncredited)
Harold Entwistle
Old Aristocrat at Opera (uncredited)
Ann Evers
Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Soldier (uncredited)
Barry Fitzgerald
Peddler (uncredited)
Neil Fitzgerald
First Councilor (uncredited)
Jack George
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Maude Turner Gordon
Dowager (uncredited)
Greta Granstedt
Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Lawrence Grant
Old Nobleman at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)
Jack Grey
Courtesan (uncredited)
Ben Hall
Young Man Fetching Priest (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
National Guardsman (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
Herald (uncredited)
Ramsay Hill
Major Domo (uncredited)
George Houston
Marquis De St. Priest (uncredited)
Esther Howard
Streetwalker (uncredited)
Mary Howard
Olivia (uncredited)
Hugh Huntley
Man in Opera Gallery (uncredited)
Arthur Hurni
Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Monsieur Boehmer - the Jeweler (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
Keeper of the Seal (uncredited)
Edward Keane
General (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Guard in Louis' Cell (uncredited)
Claude King
Choisell (uncredited)
George Kirby
Priest (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
Court Aide (uncredited)
Duke R. Lee
Coach Driver (uncredited)
Harts Lind
Nurse (uncredited)
Jacques Lory
French Peasant (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr.
Soldier with Rude Laugh (uncredited)
Horace McMahon
Rabblerouser (uncredited)
John Merton
Soldier Announcing Birth (uncredited)
Helene Millard
Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)
Frances Millen
Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)
M. Morova
Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)
Corbet Morris
LaRue (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Man Yelling 'Have You Proof?' (uncredited)
Bea Nigro
Woman at the Opera (uncredited)
Mimi Olivera
Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen
Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)
Rafaela Ottiano
Louise - Marie's Maid (uncredited)
Claire Owen
Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Inez Palange
Fish Wife (uncredited)
Billy Platt
Midget in Student Ball Number (uncredited)
Guy Bates Post
Convention President (uncredited)
Alonzo Price
Second Guardsman (uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Herbert Rawlinson
Goguelot (uncredited)
'Little Billy' Rhodes
Midget in Student Ball Number (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)
Lionel Royce
Guillaume (uncredited)
Tom Rutherford
St. Clair (uncredited)
Harry Semels
Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Citizen (uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon
Mrs. Tilson - Setting the Table for Four (uncredited)
Ivan F. Simpson
Sauce (uncredited)
William Steele
Footman (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
National Guardsman Bringing Toy Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Stubbs
Second Councilor (uncredited)
Frank Arthur Swales
Chimney Sweep (uncredited)
Phillip Terry
Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Zeffie Tilbury
Dowager at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle
Minor Role (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
Officer in Entrance Hall (uncredited)
Gustav von Seyffertitz
King's Confessor (uncredited)
Walter Walker
Dr. Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
Luana Walters
Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Anthony Warde
Marat (uncredited)
Lyons Wickland
Laclos (uncredited)
Tudor Williams
Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Juror (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)
George Zucco
Governor of Conciergerie (uncredited)
Howard Lang
Franz
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