Film / 1938

Adrienne Lecouvreur

Name: Adrienne Lecouvreur
Genre: Drama
Released: 1938-10-28
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, Junie Astor, André Lefaur, Jaque Catelain

Directed by Marcel L'Herbier

Drama

★ 5.7/10Audience rating

Adrienne Lecouvreur is an acclaimed actress who falls in love with Polish prince Maurice de Saxe, only to be poisoned by a jealous rival while Maurice is away at war. The film was a co-production between the two countries, and was made at UFA's Berlin Studios. It was based on the 1849 play Adrienne Lecouvreur by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé about the life of the eighteenth century actress Adrienne Lecouvreur.