Auf Befehl der Pompadour (1924)
Overview
The film takes place on two time levels: first in contemporary France and then in the time of Louis XV. in the 18th century. Lucienne is a young, dynamic woman who, although she loves the chief engineer of her uncle Abel Fernay’s car factory, is forced to marry an unloved man, a noble businessman.
Cast
Lya Mara
Lucienne
Alwin Neuß
Abel Fernay
Hans Albers
Herzog von Riverolles
Frida Richard
Catherine Fernay
Jakob Tiedtke
Cyrus Fernay
Sophie Pagay
Georges Vaultier
Hermann Böttcher
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