By Order of Pompadour (German: Auf Befehl der Pompadour) is a 1924 German silent historical film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Alwin Neuß, Lya Mara, and Frida Richard.[1]
| By Order of Pompadour | |
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 German film poster | |
| German | Auf Befehl der Pompadour |
| Directed by | Frederic Zelnik |
| Written by | René Ferry Alfred Halm |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Edoardo Lamberti Georg Muschner |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Phoebus Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann.
Cast edit
- Alwin Neuß as Abel Fernay, Fernay Automobilewerke
- Lya Mara as Lucienne, seine Nichte (1924) / Madame de Pompadour (18th century)
- Frida Richard as Catherine Fernay, seine Mutter
- Jakob Tiedtke as Cyrus Fernay, sein Brunder
- Hans Albers as Herzog von Riverolles
- Max Neumann as David Moulin, Buchhalter
- Sophie Pagay as Melisse, alte Dienerin
- Georges Vaultier as Louis XV (18th century)
- Hermann Böttcher as Luciennes Vater
- Robert Leffler as Herr von Tournehem, Luciennes Onkel
- Carl Geppert as Charles d'Etoiles
- Alfons Fryland as Engineer (1924) / Leutnant André de Rohan (18th century)
- Paul Biensfeldt as Binet
- Friedrich Kühne
- Karl Harbacher
- Harry Berber
- Ernst Behmer
- Adolphe Engers
References edit
- ^ Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.
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