The Lady of Scuderi
Seen it?1955 | 99 min | Drama, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
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...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 705 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Eugen York
- Henny PortenFräulein von Scuderi
- Willy A. KleinauCardillac
- Anne VernonMadelon
- Roland AlexandreOlivier Brusson
- Angelika HauffSt. Croix
- Richard HäusslerMiossens
- Dorothea WieckMaintenon
- Mathieu AhlersmeyerLouis XIV
- Alexander EngelLa Regnie
- Hans-Peter ThielenDegrais