Manon Lescaut (movie)
- Production country: France
- Producer: Albert Capellani
- Production companies: Pathé Frères
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 9/20/1912
- Run time: 37 min.
Movie description
Seventeen-year-old Des Grieux, studying philosophy at Amiens, comes from a noble and landed family, but forfeits his hereditary wealth and incurs the disappointment of his father by running away with Manon on her way to a convent. In Paris, the young lovers enjoy a blissful cohabitation, while Des Grieux struggles to satisfy Manon's taste for luxury. He acquires money by borrowing from his unwaveringly loyal friend Tiberge and by cheating gamblers.
