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Her eyes shine as brightly as the diamonds at her slender throat or as the countless candles that turn the Palace of Versailles into a light-drenched fantasy world. She is Marie Antoinette, Queen of France: beautiful, imperious, headstrong...and doomed. With an opulence exemplifying Hollywood's Golden Era at its most glamorous, the grandeur and revolutionary fervor of 18th-century France sweeps across the screen in this nominee for 4 Academy Awards?.* Elegant Best Actress Oscar? nominee Norma Shearer stars in the decades-spanning title role, Tyrone Power plays her ardent beloved, John Barrymore is crafty Louis XV and debuting Robert Morley portrays timid Louis XVI. From ballroom to boudoir to guillotine, Marie Antoinette is regal romantic adventure.
Original Release
08/26/1938
US Release
08/26/1938
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Norma Shearer | Marie Antoinette |
| Tyrone Power | Count Axel de Fersen |
| John Barrymore | King Louis XV |
| Robert Morley | King Louis XVI |
| Anita Louise | Princesse de Lamballe |
| Joseph Schildkraut | Duke d'Orléans |
| Gladys George | Mme. du Barry |
| Henry Daniell | La Motte |
| Henry Stephenson | Count de Mercey |
| Scotty Beckett | The Dauphin |
Directors
W.S. Van Dyke, Julien Duvivier
Writers
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Donald Ogden Stewart, Claudine West, Ernest Vajda, Talbot Jennings, Stefan Zweig, Zoe Akins, Bruno Frank, Samuel Hoffenstein, Noel Langley, Robert E. Sherwood, Carey Wilson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Norma Shearer | Marie Antoinette |
| Tyrone Power | Count Axel de Fersen |
| John Barrymore | King Louis XV |
| Robert Morley | King Louis XVI |
| Anita Louise | Princesse de Lamballe |
| Joseph Schildkraut | Duke d'Orléans |
| Gladys George | Mme. du Barry |
| Henry Daniell | La Motte |
| Henry Stephenson | Count de Mercey |
| Scotty Beckett | The Dauphin |
| Marilyn Knowlden | Princesse Thérèse / Princesse Therese |
| Alma Kruger | Empress Maria Theresa / Maria Theresa |
| Cora Witherspoon | Countess de Noailles |
| Reginald Gardiner | Comte d'Artois |
| George Meeker | Robespierre |
| Joseph Calleia | Drouet |
| Albert Dekker | Comte de Provence |
| Leonard Penn | Toulan |
| Lawrence Grant | Old Nobleman at Birth of Dauphin |
| Moroni Olsen | Bearded Leader of the People |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hunt Stromberg | Producer |
| Irving Thalberg | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Art Direction | Nominated |
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Score | Nominated |
