Lola Montez, die Tänzerin des Königs

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  • Genre: Feature film / Extract
  • Year: 1922
  • Runtime: 07:48 min
  • Description: The video shows the first five minutes of the film. Film synopsis: Young Lola Montez is predicted to marry a king one day. After a poisonous attack on the Spanish pretender to the throne she is arrested as a suspect, but is able to convince the governor of Barcelona of her innocence and even persuade him to travel with her to Venice. Her profession as a dancer leads to journeys throughout Europe, glamorous affairs with influential men and societal scandals. When the liaison with the Bavarian King Ludwig I even threatens to lead to a political revolt, Lola flees to New York, where she eventually impoverishes and dies.
    "Lola Montez, die Tänzerin des Königs" was digitized by DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum as part of the film heritage funding program "Förderprogramm Filmerbe" (FFE) in 2019. filmportal.de, the central internet platform for German cinema and a department of DFF - Deutsches Filminstitut und Filmmuseum, documents the progress and results of "Förderprogramm Filmerbe", which is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the German federal states and the German Federal Film Board. The first five minutes of feature-length films digitized with funding from the FFE are presented on filmportal.de to document the successful completion of the respective project.
  • Provider: DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum
  • Rights: In Copyright / DFF
  • Production company: Ellen Richter Film GmbH (Berlin)
  • Director: Willi Wolff
  • Language: zxx