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Manon Lescaut (1926 film)

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Director
  
Music director
  
Country
  
Weimar Republic

6.8/10
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Genre
  
Drama

Producer
  
Duration
  

Manon Lescaut (1926 film) movie poster

Cast
  
(Manon Lescaut), (Des Grieux), (Marschall Des Grieux), (Marquis de Bill), (Manons Tante),
Emilie Kurz
(Manons Tante)

Language
  
German (German title cards translated into English, other)

Release date
  
12 February 1926 (1926-02-12) (Germany)5 April 1926 (1926-04-05) (Finland)29 November 1926 (1926-11-29) (New York City)22 August 1927 (1927-08-22) (Portugal)

Writer
  
Hans Kyser, Arthur Robison, Abbe Prevost (novel)

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Manon lescaut 1926


Manon Lescaut is a 1926 silent German feature film based on the oft-filmed novel by Abbe Prevost. It stars Lya De Putti and was directed by Arthur Robison. It was produced and distributed by renowned German film company Universum Film AG better known as UFA. A young actress named Marlene Dietrich had a supporting role in this production. A set decorator on this film was the soon to be American Expatriate Paul Leni, who would find great success as a director in Hollywood. It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios, both of which were controlled by UFA.

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In 1927, an American version was made, When a Man Loves.

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Marlene dietrich silent film manon lescaut starring lya de putti excerpt 1926


Plot

A French adventurer studying for the priesthood fights to save a woman in the life of prostitution.

Cast

  • Lya De Putti as Manon Lescaut
  • Vladimir Gajdarov as Des Grieux
  • Eduard Rothauser as Marschall des Grieux
  • Fritz Greiner as Marquis de Bli
  • Hubert von Meyerinck as Der Jung de Bli
  • Frida Richard as Manons Tante
  • Emilie Kurz as Manons Tante
  • Lydia Potechina as Susanne
  • Theodor Loos as Tiberge
  • Sig Arno as Lescaut
  • Trude Hesterberg as Claire
  • Marlene Dietrich as Micheline
  • Olga Engl
  • Karl Harbacher
  • Hans Junkermann
  • Hermann Picha
  • References

    Manon Lescaut (1926 film) Wikipedia
    Manon Lescaut (1926 film) IMDb Manon Lescaut (1926 film) themoviedb.org