Lola Montès

Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.

Cast

Martine Carol

as Lola Montes

Peter Ustinov

as Circus Master

Anton Walbrook

as Ludwig I, King of Bavaria

Henri Guisol

as Horseman Maurice

Lise Delamare

as Mrs. Craigie, Lola's Mother

Paulette Dubost

as Josephine, the Maid

Oskar Werner

as Student

Jean Galland

as Private Secretary

Will Quadflieg

as Franz Liszt

Héléna Manson

as Lieutenant James' Sister

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