Madame Pompadour (1927 film)

Madame Pompadour
Directed byHerbert Wilcox
Written byEwald André Dupont
Frances Marion
Rudolph Schanzer (operetta)
Ernst Welisch (operetta)
Produced byEwald André Dupont
StarringDorothy Gish
Antonio Moreno
Henri Bosc
Nelson Keys
Music byLeo Fall
Production
company
Distributed byParamount British Pictures
Release date
  • 1 August 1927 (1927-08-01) (US)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£80,000

Madame Pompadour is a 1927 British silent historical drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Dorothy Gish, Antonio Moreno and Nelson Keys. The film depicts the life of Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV of France. It was the first film to be shot at the newly christened Elstree Studios.