Directed by:
Max OphülsCinematography:
Christian MatrasComposer:
Georges AuricCast:
Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook, Lise Delamare, Paulette Dubost, Oskar Werner, Jean Galland, Will Quadflieg, Héléna Manson, Ivan Desny (more)Plots(1)
Lola Montes is a visually ravishing, narratively daring dramatization of the life of the notorious courtesan and showgirl, played by Martine Carol. With his customary cinematographic flourish and, for the first time, vibrant color, Max Ophuls charts Montes's scandalous past through the bombastic ringmaster (Peter Ustinov) of the American circus where she ends up performing. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Martine Carol](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087415_1299da.jpg)
Martine Carol
France
Best movies:
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)
![Peter Ustinov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/315/163315852_48afc9.jpg)
Peter Ustinov
UK
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Spartacus (1960)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Anton Walbrook](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247428_679245.jpg)
Anton Walbrook
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Die vertauschte Braut (1934)
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
![Lise Delamare](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/440/440671_f29c50.jpg)
Lise Delamare
France
Best movies:
The King of the Bla Bla Bla (1951)
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
Way of Youth (1959)
![Paulette Dubost](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456191_5fc0f1.jpg)
Paulette Dubost
France
Best movies:
Milou in May (1990)
Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
Way of Youth (1959)
![Oskar Werner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271838_15ff3a.jpg)
Oskar Werner
Austria
Best movies:
Jules and Jim (1962)
The Last Ten Days (1955)
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
![Jean Galland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533816_f1dc40.jpg)
Jean Galland
France
Best movies:
Wooden Crosses (1932)
The Earrings of Madame de… (1953)
Heaven Sent (1963)
![Will Quadflieg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/193/160193886_3fa926.jpg)
Will Quadflieg
German Empire
Best movies:
Lola Montès (1955)
G.P.U. (1942)
Héléna Manson
Venezuela
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
A Trap for Cinderella (1965)
Les Misérables (1982)
![Ivan Desny](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278466_8c2e5b.jpg)
Ivan Desny
China
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
![Claude Pinoteau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712164_0b6c59.jpg)
Claude Pinoteau
France
Best movies:
Lola Montès (1955)
![Marcel Ophüls](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/102/640/102640839_392c0f.jpg)
Marcel Ophüls
German Empire
Best movies:
Lola Montès (1955)
Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment (1981)
![Harry-Max](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/486/486111_5bbb4b.jpg)
Harry-Max
France
Best movies:
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
The Cat (1971)
Stolen Kisses (1968)
![Bernard Musson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/354/21354147_48e77a.jpg)
Bernard Musson
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
L'allée du roi (1996) (series)
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
![Germaine Delbat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/025/059/25059638_a95efe.jpg)
Germaine Delbat
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Goodbye Again (1961)
Lust for Life (1956)
![Henri Guisol](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677337_fa9190.jpg)
Henri Guisol
France
Best movies:
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
Joseph Balsamo (1973) (series)
Isn't Life a Bitch? (1931)
![Béatrice Arnac](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/741/158741893_aaabc5.jpg)
Béatrice Arnac
France
Best movies:
Last Known Address (1970)
The Crossing of Paris (1956)
The Suitor (1962) - a.f.
Bob Morel
Best movies:
Fantomas Strikes Back (1965)
The Wing and the Thigh (1976)
Le Juge et l'assassin (1976)
![Carl Esmond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/592/159592286_5eb9fa.jpg)
Carl Esmond
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
Morituri (1965)
Ministry of Fear (1944)
![Werner Finck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/789/159789572_ad5a78.jpg)
Werner Finck
German Empire
Best movies:
Love at Twenty (1962)
Roses for the Prosecutor (1959)
Playing at Love (1933)