Le Capitan (1946)
Directed by Robert Vernay

Action / Adventure / History
aka: The Captain

Film Synopsis

France under the reign of King Louis XIII.  In 1615, the Duke of Angoulême leads a faction of noblemen who conspire to drive from the royal court all Florentines, including their powerful leader Concini.  Adhémar de Capestang, a young man who is destined to become the Captain, leaves his home town to make a name for himself in Paris.  On the way, he comes to the rescue of a young woman, Gisèle d'Angoulême, when she falls into the hands of a masked individual who intended to abduct her.  Many adventures later, Capestang fights and kills the masked stranger in a duel, only to discover that he is none other than Concini.  Having earned the gratitude and friendship of the king, Capestang is free to marry Gisèle.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Robert Vernay
  • Script: Michel Zévaco (novel), Robert Vernay, Bernard Zimmer (dialogue), Bernard Zimmer
  • Cinematographer: Victor Arménise
  • Music: Jean Wiener
  • Cast: Pierre Renoir (Le duc d'Angoulême), Claude Génia (Gisèle d'Angoulême), Jean Pâqui (Capestang), Aimé Clariond (Concini), Lise Delamare (Léonora Caligai), Jean Tissier (Cogolin), Maurice Escande (Le prince de Condé), Sophie Desmarets (Marion Delorme), Alexandre Rignault (Rinaldo), Serge Emrich (Louis XIII), Huguette Duflos (Marie de Medici), Robert Manuel (Le comte Hercule de Nesle), Lucas Gridoux (Samuel), Georges Marny (Le cardinal de Richelieu), Pierre Magnier (Le médecin du roi), Sylvette Saugé (La camériste), Gabrielle Robinne (La supérieure), Françoise Moor (La reine), Georges Pally (Sbire 1), René Alié (Sbire 2)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 103 min
  • Aka: The Captain

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