The Dubarry | |
Producer: | Franz Tappers |
Distributor: | Europa-Filmverleih |
Runtime: | 99 minutes |
Country: | West Germany |
The Dubarry (de|'''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.
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.