Manon Lescaut
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Germany · 1926
1h 39m
Director Arthur Robison
Starring Lya De Putti, Vladimir Gajdarov, Eduard Rothauser, Fritz Greiner
Genre Drama
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A French adventurer fights to save a woman in the life of prostitution. Manon Lescaut is a 1926 silent German feature film based on the oft-filmed novel by Abbe Prevost. It stars Lya De Putti and was directed by Arthur Robison. It was produced and distributed by renown 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.
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