Manon Lescaut (1926 film)

Manon Lescaut
Scene from the film
Directed byArthur Robison
Written byHans Kraly
Arthur Robison
Based onAbbe Prevost (novel:L'Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut)
Produced byErich Pommer
StarringLya De Putti
CinematographyKarl Freund
Theodor Sparkuhl
Music byErno Rapee
Jules Massenet (stock music)
Distributed byUFA
Release dates
  • 12 February 1926 (1926-02-12) (Germany)
  • 5 April 1926 (1926-04-05) (Finland)
  • 29 November 1926 (1926-11-29) (New York City)
  • 22 August 1927 (1927-08-22) (Portugal)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryWeimar Republic
LanguagesGerman (German title cards translated into English, other)

Manon Lescaut is a 1926 silent German feature film based on the oft-filmed[1] novel by Abbe Prevost. It stars Lya De Putti and was directed by Arthur Robison. It was produced and distributed by renowned German film company Universum Film AG better known as UFA. A young actress named Marlene Dietrich had a supporting role in this production. A set decorator on this film was the soon to be American Expatriate Paul Leni, who would find great success as a director in Hollywood.[2] It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios, both of which were controlled by UFA.

In 1927, an American version was made, When a Man Loves.

  1. ^ https://www.imdb.com/find?s=tt&q=Manon+Lescaut Films titled Manon Lescaut at imdb.com [user-generated source]
  2. ^ Manon Lescaut at silentera.com database