Lola Montès - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Lola Montès"
Lola Montès (1955)
Timing: 1:56 (116 min)
Lola Montès - TMDB rating
6.744/10
116
Lola Montès - Kinopoisk rating
6.804/10
644
Lola Montès - IMDB rating
7.2/10
6600

Actors and characters

Photo Martine Carol #92594Photo Martine Carol #92595

Martine Carol

Martine Carol
Character Lola Montes
Photo Peter Ustinov #52525Photo Peter Ustinov #52526Photo Peter Ustinov #52527Photo Peter Ustinov #52528

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov
Character Circus Master
Photo Adolf Wohlbrück #127250Photo Adolf Wohlbrück #127251Photo Adolf Wohlbrück #127252Photo Adolf Wohlbrück #127253

Adolf Wohlbrück

Adolf Wohlbrück
Character Ludwig I. von Bayern
Photo Henri Guisol #311179Photo Henri Guisol #353899Photo Henri Guisol #353900
Henri Guisol
Character Horsema Maurice
Photo Lise Delamare #311180
Lise Delamare
Character Lola's Mother
Photo Paulette Dubost #142432Photo Paulette Dubost #142433Photo Paulette Dubost #142434

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost
Character Josephine, The Maid
Photo Oskar Werner #142182Photo Oskar Werner #142183

Oskar Werner

Oskar Werner
Character Student
Photo Jean Galland #281005
Jean Galland
Character Private Secretary
Photo Will Quadflieg #311181Photo Will Quadflieg #311182
Will Quadflieg
Character Franz Liszt
Photo Héléna Manson #277108Photo Héléna Manson #345226

Héléna Manson

Héléna Manson
Character Lieutenant James' Sister
Photo Germaine Delbat #113638Photo Germaine Delbat #113639
Germaine Delbat
Character Stewardess
Photo Carl Esmond #181485Photo Carl Esmond #181486

Carl Esmond

Carl Esmond
Character Doctor
Jacques Fayet
Character Steward
Photo Friedrich Domin #311183
Friedrich Domin
Character Circus Manager
Photo Werner Finck #1367Photo Werner Finck #1368

Werner Finck

Werner Finck
Character Maler Wisböck
Photo Ivan Desny #242979
Ivan Desny
Character Leutnant James
Photo Ady Berber #55833
Ady Berber
Character Bulgakov
Photo Margarete Haagen #269793Photo Margarete Haagen #269794Photo Margarete Haagen #269795
Margarete Haagen
Character Anna
Photo Walter Kiaulehn #353901
Walter Kiaulehn
Character Theatre Manager
Photo Willy Rösner #311184Photo Willy Rösner #353902
Willy Rösner
Character Prime Minister
Elinor von Wallerstein
Character Queen
Photo Daniel Mendaille #128096
Daniel Mendaille
Character Captain
Eddy Debray
Character Captain
Photo Claude Pinoteau #109473

Claude Pinoteau

Claude Pinoteau
Character Conductor Claudio Pirotto

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film is based on the unpublished novel "The Extraordinary Life of Lola Montès" (French: "La Vie Extraordinaire de Lola Montès") by Cécile Saint-Laurent, which is based on the scandalous life of Eliza Gilbert, also known as Countess Landsfeld.
  • The full version of the film has a runtime of 142 minutes.
  • At the time of its premiere, it was the highest-budget project in the history of French cinema.
  • The innovative narrative structure through a series of selective flashbacks was too bold for its time. Despite the director's protests, the producers re-edited the film to present Lola's story in chronological order. This made the plot even less understandable for an unprepared audience. Max Ophüls' battles with the producers over the editing were cut short by the director's death in 1957. Ten years later, the film was restored, but its original form could not be recovered due to the loss of 20 minutes of material cut during re-editing.
  • In the early 21st century, the supposedly lost footage was discovered, allowing the French Cinémathèque, in collaboration with Max Ophüls' son Marcel, to restore the film for its world premiere in the "Cannes Classics" program (2008). It was then that "Lola Montès" was shown to audiences for the first time as the director had envisioned it.
  • The film is based on the unpublished novel "The Extraordinary Life of Lola Montès" (French: "La Vie Extraordinaire de Lola Montès") by Cecile Saint-Laurent, which is based on the scandalous life of Eliza Gilbert, also known as Countess Landsfeld.
  • At the beginning of the 21st century, footage considered lost was discovered, allowing the French Cinematheque, in collaboration with Max Ophüls' son Marcel, to restore the film for its world premiere in the “Cannes Classics” program (2008). It was then that “Lola Montès” was presented to audiences as the director had envisioned it.
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