Lola Montes Movie

Lola Montes is a 1955 movie, directed by Max Ophuls, that is based on accounts of the life of Eliza Rosanna Gilbert. It was Orphuls' last film.

The film's credits describe the movie as being based on a novel by Cecil Saint-Laurent. Cecil Saint-Laurent (the pen name of author Jaques Laurent) was a best-selling author who had been hired to write the screenplay for the film. Ophuls didn't use Saint-Laurent's screenplay, however, preferring the script that he had developed with Annette Wademant. The production company wanted to capitalize on Saint-Laurent's name recognition, so they credited him with authoring a non-existent novel.Senses of Cinema: Lola Montes (March 2006)

Lola Montes was the stage name of Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, an Irish actress, dancer and circus performer in the mid-19th century.Senses of Cinema: Lola Montes (March 2006) She was alleged to have had affairs with several notable figures, including King Ludwig I of Bavaria and Franz Liszt. The movie begins with Montes working at a circus, and tells the story of her life in flashbacks.allmovie: Lola Montes

• Martine Carol: Lola Montes
• Peter Ustinov: Circus Master
• Anton Walbrook: Ludwig I, King of Bavaria
• Henri Guisol: Horseman Maurice