The Royalists
| The Royalists | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henri Calef |
| Written by | Charles Spaak Pierre Brive |
| Based on | Les Chouans by Honoré de Balzac |
| Produced by | Charles Legrand |
| Cinematography | Claude Renoir |
| Edited by | Jacques Grassi Raymonde Nevers |
| Music by | Joseph Kosma |
| Distributed by | Les Films du Tétras |
Release date | 20 March 1947 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 2,735,821 admissions (France)[1] |
The Royalists (French: Les Chouans) is a 1947 French historical drama film directed by Henri Calef and starring Paul Amiot, Roland Armontel and Roger Bontemps. It is an adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's 1829 novel Les Chouans.
A later film version, titled Chouans! (1988), was directed by Philippe de Broca.
Cast
- Jean Marais: the Marquis of Montauran
- Madeleine Robinson: Madam du Gua
- Madeleine Lebeau: Marie-Nathalie de Verneuil
- Marcel Herrand: Corentin
- Pierre Dux: Hulot
- Paul Amiot: the Count of Beauvent
- Roland Armontel: Beau Pied
- Jean Brochard: Marche à Terre
- Guy Favières: Galope Chopine
- Georges Paulais: the Marquis of Guénic
- Jacques Charon: Lieutenant Merle
- Louis Seigner: the priest Gudin
- Léo Lapara: Pille-Miche
- Howard Vernon: Capitain Gérard
Bibliography
- Oscherwitz,Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
References
- ^ "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
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