Madame DuBarry (1919 film)

Madame DuBarry
Ad for film, released in the United States as Passion
Directed byErnst Lubitsch
Written by
Based onMemoirs d’un médecin
1848 novel
by Alexandre Dumas
Produced byPaul Davidson
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byElfi Böttrich
Music by
  • William Axt
  • Hans Jönsson
  • David Mendoza
  • Alexander Schirmann
Production
company
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 18, 1919 (1919-09-18) (German; premiere)
  • November 26, 1919 (1919-11-26) (Denmark)
  • December 12, 1920 (1920-12-12) (US; as Passion)
Running time
85 minutes
114 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageSilent film

Madame DuBarry is a 1919 German silent film on the life of Madame Du Barry. It was directed by Ernst Lubitsch, written by Norbert Falk and Hanns Kräly with the title role taken by Pola Negri and Louis XV played by Emil Jannings. Its alternative title for United States distribution was Passion. The film version distributed in the US ran at 113 minutes.

It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter.