The Divine Woman (1928)
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- 1h 20min
- Drama, Romance
- 14 Jan 1928 (USA)
- Movie
Lucian, a soldier in Paris, is to ship out for Algiers at 9 that evening. He stops by for a last meal with his love, Marianne. He may be worried that when he leaves she will find another soldier to love. They argue then embrace and, when...
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Cast
| Greta Garbo | ... |
Marianne
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| Lars Hanson | ... |
Lucien
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| Lowell Sherman | ... |
Henry Legrand
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| Polly Moran | ... |
Mme. Pigonier
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| Dorothy Cumming | ... |
Mmme. Zizi Rouck, Marianne's Mother
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| Johnny Mack Brown | ... |
Jean Lery
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Cesare Gravina | ... |
Gigi
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| Paulette Duval | ... |
Paulette
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| Jean De Briac | ... |
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Sonny Loy |
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Directed by
| Victor Sjöström | ... | (as Victor Seastrom) |
Written by
| John Colton | ... | (titles) |
| Dorothy Farnum | ... | (writer) |
| Gladys Unger | ... | (play "Starlight") |
Cinematography by
| Oliver T. Marsh | ||
Editing by
| Conrad A. Nervig | ||
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Set Decoration by
| A. Arnold Gillespie | ||
Art Department
| Eric Rohman | ... | poster artist: Sweden |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Milton Brown | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Gilbert Clark | ... | wardrobe |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1928) (United States) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1928) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films Ltd.)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1928) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn (1928) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Ufa-Metro-Verleihbetriebe GmbH (Parufamet) (1928) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD) (fragment)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (United States) (tv)
- Turner Entertainment (United States)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United Kingdom) (video) (for surviving 9 minute excerpt)
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Storyline
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Lucian, a soldier in Paris, is to ship out for Algiers at 9 that evening. He stops by for a last meal with his love, Marianne. He may be worried that when he leaves she will find another soldier to love. They argue then embrace and, when the clock strikes midnight, he is still in her arms. Is desertion in the cards? Can the relationship survive the military demands and a soldier's obligations?
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| Taglines | The magnetic Greta wins her greatest triumph in this drama of the show folks. (Print Ad- Cortland Standard, ((Cortland, NY)) 28 July 1928) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $267,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $390,000 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Aside from a 9-minute fragment, the rest of the film is lost, as the last known uncut print was destroyed in the 1965 MGM Vault Fire. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Divine Garbo (1990). See more » |