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She lived too intensely and far too well! - Lola Montès
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Title: Lola Montès

Release Date: 23 Dec 1955

Runtime: 1h 56m

Genre: Drama, History, Romance

Director: Florida Films, Gamma Film, Union-Film GmbH

Production Companies: Florida Films, Gamma Film, Union-Film GmbH

Overview: Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.8 (122 votes)

Cast

  • Lola Montes: Martine Carol
  • Circus Master: Peter Ustinov
  • King Ludwig I of Bavaria: Anton Walbrook
  • Horsema Maurice: Henri Guisol
  • Lola's Mother: Lise Delamare
  • Josephine, The Maid: Paulette Dubost
  • Student: Oskar Werner
  • Private Secretary: Jean Galland
  • Franz Liszt: Will Quadflieg
  • Lieutenant James' Sister: Héléna Manson
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