The Private Life of Don Juan

The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alexander Korda
Written by	Frederick Lonsdale; Lajos Bíró
Based on	L'homme à la Rose; 1920 play; by Henry Bataille
Produced by	Alexander Korda (uncredited)
Starring	Douglas Fairbanks; Merle Oberon
Cinematography	Georges Perinal; Robert LaPresle
Edited by	Stephen Harrison
Music by	Ernst Toch
Production; company	London Film Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	30 November 1934;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$700,000

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.^[2]

^ "Good Pix Can't Be Made Cheaply". Variety. 12 June 1934. p. 21.
^ Warren, Patricia (2001). British Film Studios: An Illustrated History. London: B. T. Batsford. p. 79.