The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan is a 1934 British comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Douglas Fairbanks, Merle Oberon and Benita Hume. At the age of 51, it was the final role of Fairbanks, who died five years later. The film is about the life of the aging Don Juan, based on the 1920 play L'homme à la Rose ["The Man With the Rose"] by Henry Bataille. It was made by Korda's London Film Productions at British & Dominion Studios in Elstree/Borehamwood and distributed by United Artists.
Theatrical release poster
Sir Alexander Korda was a Hungarian–born British film director, producer, and screenwriter, who founded his own film production studios and film distribution company.
Korda in 1936
Korda's first wife was the actress María Corda, who starred in many of his silent films in Europe and America.
Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), produced and directed by Korda
John Clements and Ralph Richardson in Korda's production of The Four Feathers (1939) directed by Zoltan Korda