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69% Critic Match
Lola Montès
“She lived too intensely and far too well!”
6.9 / 10• 1955• 1h 56m•NR• French
DramaHistoryRomance
Storyline
Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.
Cast & Crew
Martine Carol
Lola Montes
Lead
Peter Ustinov
Circus Master
Anton Walbrook
King Ludwig I of Bavaria
Henri Guisol
Horsema Maurice
Lise Delamare
Lola's Mother
Paulette Dubost
Josephine, The Maid
Oskar Werner
Student
Jean Galland
Private Secretary
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Max Ophüls's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Lola Montès is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
