Madame Pompadour (1931 film)

Madame Pompadour (German: Die Marquise von Pompadour) is a 1931 German historical musical film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Anny Ahlers, Kurt Gerron, and Walter Jankuhn.^[1] Part of the tradition of operetta films, it portrays the relationship between Madame de Pompadour and Louis XV of France. The film is not based on the operetta Madame Pompadour by Leo Fall. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin while location filming took place at the Palace of Versailles.^[2] A separate French version A Caprice of Pompadour was also released.

Madame Pompadour
German film poster
German	Die Marquise von Pompadour
Directed by	Willi Wolff
Written by	Hans Rameau Willi Wolff
Produced by	Ellen Richter Willi Wolff
Starring	Anny Ahlers Kurt Gerron Walter Jankuhn
Cinematography	Willy Hameister
Music by	Eduard Künneke Rudolf Nelson Robert Stolz
Production company	Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Distributed by	Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Release date	8 January 1931 (1931-01-08)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Cast

• Anny Ahlers as Marquise von Pompadour
• Kurt Gerron as Louis XV
• Walter Jankuhn as Gaston de Méville
• Ida Wüst as Frau von Estrade, her partner
• Ernö Verebes as Marcel de Clermount, cadet
• Irene Ambrus as Madelaine Biron, tutor
• Fritz Odemar as Minister Maurepas
• Hans Rameau as The Dauphin
• Wilhelm Bendow as Mélange, Pompadour's secretary
• Max Ehrlich as Cerf, court banker
• Gustl Gstettenbaur as a little cadet