149 minutes
8/26/1938
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.
Norma Shearer
as Marie Antoinette
Tyrone Power
as Count Axel de Fersen
John Barrymore
as King Louis XV
Robert Morley
as King Louis XVI
Anita Louise
as Princesse de Lamballe
Joseph Schildkraut
as Duke d'Orléans
Gladys George
as Mme. du Barry
Henry Stephenson
as Count de Mercey
Cora Witherspoon
as Countess de Noailles
Barnett Parker
as Prince de Rohan
Reginald Gardiner
as Comte d'Artois
Henry Daniell
as La Motte
Leonard Penn
as Toulan
Albert Dekker
as Comte de Provence
Alma Kruger
as Maria Theresa
Joseph Calleia
as Drouet
Marilyn Knowlden
as Princesse Therese
Scotty Beckett
as The Dauphin
George Meeker
as Robespierre
Nigel De Brulier
as Archbishop (uncredited)
Charles Waldron
as Swedish Ambassador (uncredited)
John Burton
as Lafayette (uncredited)
Ruth Hussey
as Duchess de Polignac (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
as Passport Official (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
as Man with Pike (uncredited)
Sam Ash
as Rabblerouser (uncredited)
King Baggot
as Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
Bonnie Bannon
as Girl (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette
as Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)
Robert Barrat
as Citizen-Officer (uncredited)
Ed Brady
as Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
Thomas Braidon
as Lackey (uncredited)
Al Bridge
as Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
Peter Bull
as Gamin (uncredited)
Mae Busch
as Mme. La Motte (uncredited)
John Butler
as Second Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)
Frank Campeau
as Lemonade Vendor (uncredited)
David Cavendish
as Beauregard (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
as Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)
Dorothy Christy
as Lady in Waiting to Madame Du Barry (uncredited)
Ocean Claypool
as Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Roger Converse
as Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Harry Cording
as Executioner (uncredited)
Earl Covert
as Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)
Jules Cowles
as Citizen at Tribunal (uncredited)
Wade Crosby
as Danton (uncredited)
Cecil Cunningham
as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
Guy D'Ennery
as Minister at King's Council (uncredited)
Howard Da Silva
as Toulon (uncredited)
Harry Davenport
as Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
Vernon Downing
as Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
as Woman Yelling at Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Frank Elliott
as King's Chamberlain (uncredited)
Billy Engle
as Man with Goblet (uncredited)
Harold Entwistle
as Old Aristocrat at Opera (uncredited)
Ann Evers
as Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
as Soldier (uncredited)
Barry Fitzgerald
as Peddler (uncredited)
Neil Fitzgerald
as First Councilor (uncredited)
Jack George
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Maude Turner Gordon
as Dowager (uncredited)
Greta Granstedt
as Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Lawrence Grant
as Old Nobleman at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)
Jack Grey
as Courtesan (uncredited)
Ben Hall
as Young Man Fetching Priest (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
as National Guardsman (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
as Herald (uncredited)
Ramsay Hill
as Major Domo (uncredited)
George Houston
as Marquis De St. Priest (uncredited)
Esther Howard
as Streetwalker (uncredited)
Mary Howard
as Olivia (uncredited)
Hugh Huntley
as Man in Opera Gallery (uncredited)
Arthur Hurni
as Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
as Monsieur Boehmer - the Jeweler (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
as Keeper of the Seal (uncredited)
Edward Keane
as General (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
as Guard in Louis' Cell (uncredited)
Claude King
as Choisell (uncredited)
George Kirby
as Priest (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
as Court Aide (uncredited)
Duke R. Lee
as Coach Driver (uncredited)
Harts Lind
as Nurse (uncredited)
Jacques Lory
as French Peasant (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr.
as Soldier with Rude Laugh (uncredited)
Horace McMahon
as Rabblerouser (uncredited)
John Merton
as Soldier Announcing Birth (uncredited)
Helene Millard
as Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)
Frances Millen
as Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)
M. Morova
as Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)
Corbet Morris
as LaRue (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
as Man Yelling 'Have You Proof?' (uncredited)
Bea Nigro
as Woman at the Opera (uncredited)
Mimi Olivera
as Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen
as Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)
Rafaela Ottiano
as Louise - Marie's Maid (uncredited)
Claire Owen
as Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Inez Palange
as Fish Wife (uncredited)
Billy Platt
as Midget in Student Ball Number (uncredited)
Guy Bates Post
as Convention President (uncredited)
Alonzo Price
as Second Guardsman (uncredited)
Tom Quinn
as Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Herbert Rawlinson
as Goguelot (uncredited)
'Little Billy' Rhodes
as Midget in Student Ball Number (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
as Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)
Lionel Royce
as Guillaume (uncredited)
Tom Rutherford
as St. Clair (uncredited)
Harry Semels
as Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
as Citizen (uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon
as Mrs. Tilson - Setting the Table for Four (uncredited)
Ivan F. Simpson
as Sauce (uncredited)
William Steele
as Footman (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
as National Guardsman Bringing Toy Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Stubbs
as Second Councilor (uncredited)
Frank Arthur Swales
as Chimney Sweep (uncredited)
Phillip Terry
as Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Zeffie Tilbury
as Dowager at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
as Officer in Entrance Hall (uncredited)
Gustav von Seyffertitz
as King's Confessor (uncredited)
Walter Walker
as Dr. Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
Luana Walters
as Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Anthony Warde
as Marat (uncredited)
Lyons Wickland
as Laclos (uncredited)
Tudor Williams
as Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
as Juror (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
as Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)
George Zucco
as Governor of Conciergerie (uncredited)
Howard Lang
as Franz