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The Dubarry (film)

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The Dubarry (German: Die Dubarry) is a 1951 German musical film directed by Georg Wildhagen and Reinhold Schünzel and starring Sari Barabas, Willy Fritsch and Albert Lieven.[1] It is named after the operetta Die Dubarry, but uses the work only as a background.[2] It was made at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann.

Directed by
Written by
  • Paul Knepler [de] (libretto)
  • F. Zell (libretto)
  • Franz Gribitz
  • Georg Wildhagen
Produced byFranz Tappers
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The Dubarry
Directed by
Written by
  • Paul Knepler [de] (libretto)
  • F. Zell (libretto)
  • Franz Gribitz
  • Georg Wildhagen
Produced byFranz Tappers
Starring
CinematographyWilly Winterstein
Edited byAlice Ludwig
Music byTheo Mackeben
Production
companies
  • Fama-Film
  • Standard-Filmverleih
Distributed byEuropa-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 30 November 1951 (1951-11-30)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman
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Jeanne Fabian is a singer celebrated for her role as Madame Dubarry, but her financial backing from a wealthy admirer leads to criticism. She decides to change her name and look and start again from her beginnings to prove she really is talented. She falls in love with a man she takes to be poor, but is in fact a wealthy car manufacturer.

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