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Lola Montez, the King’s Dancer
Deviating from the historical facts, Lola is introduced as a young Spanish “Gypsy” who becomes involuntarily embroiled in an attempt to poison the Infante of Spain (a short but splendid cameo by Heinrich George). As a result, she has to flee the country, arriving first in Italy, where she is taught how to act like a lady. Later, in Paris, she is invited to dance at the city’s prestigious opera house, becoming a worldwide sensation. She then becomes secretly involved in a revolutionary plot by Louis Napoléon, the future emperor of France. When the plot fails, Lola is once again forced to flee, this time to Munich, where she captures the attention of Ludwig I. Their ensuing affair arouses a great deal of hatred among the people and the establishment, however. In the end, Lola has no choice but to leave again, and vanishes into the night mist.
Cast
- Ellen Richter as Lola Montez
- Hugo Döblin as Corregidor von Barcelona
- Georg Alexander as Studiosus Ludwig von Hirschberg
- Arnold Korff as Ludwig I., König von Bayern
- Heinrich George as Don Miguel
- Mizzi Schütz as Donna Juana
- Arthur Bergen as Madras, ein Zigeuner
- Max Gülstorff as Journalist Beauvallion
- Hans Junkermann as Hoftheaterintendant
- Herbert Paulmüller as Meyerhöfer, Schokoladenfabrikant
- Hermann Picha as Oberkoch
- Fritz Kampers as Lieutenant Nussbaum
Details
- Director
- Willi Wolff
- Released
- December 28, 1922
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genres
- Drama
- Studio
- Ellen Richter Film
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.8 / 10 from 4 votes
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