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The Lady of Scuderi
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The Lady of Scuderi

1955-07-28 · 99 min · ★ 9.0

Drama · Crime

Several men have been murdered lately, mostly rich lovers on their way to meet their mistresses with gifts of fine jewelry. To fight this scourge, King Louis XIV decides to create a special court named "La chambre ardente", designed to find and punish the perpetrators of such heinous crimes. An unexpected person, Mademoiselle de Scudéry, the famous poetess, will find herself entangled in the web of a criminal intrigue linked with the jewel murders, along with a a goldsmith, his daughter and her fiancé...

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Directors
Eugen York
Production companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Pandora-Film Stockholm
Countries
East Germany, Sweden
Status
Released

Top Cast

Henny PortenHenny PortenFräulein von Scuderi
Willy A. KleinauWilly A. KleinauCardillac
Anne VernonAnne VernonMadelon
Roland AlexandreRoland AlexandreOlivier Brusson
Angelika HauffAngelika HauffSt. Croix
Richard HäusslerRichard HäusslerMiossens
Dorothea WieckDorothea WieckMaintenon
Mathieu AhlersmeyerMathieu AhlersmeyerLouis XIV
Alexander EngelAlexander EngelLa Regnie
Hans-Peter ThielenHans-Peter ThielenDegrais
Johannes ArpeJohannes ArpeLouvois
Barbro Hiort af OrnäsBarbro Hiort af OrnäsLa Matiniere
Gerd FrickhöfferGerd FrickhöfferDe la Fare
Käte AlvingNanette
Alf ÖstlundTheaterdirektor
Karl BlockGanove
Egon BrosigEgon BrosigHaushofmeister
Hans-Joachim BüttnerHans-Joachim BüttnerBruder Menardus
Wolf von BeneckendorffDer Mickrige
Charlotte BrummerhoffHofdame

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