The Black Cavalier

The Black Cavalier
Directed by	Gilles Grangier
Written by	André-Paul Antoine
Produced by	Paul-Edmond Decharme Lucien Masson
Starring	Georges Guétary Mila Parély Jean Tissier
Cinematography	Marc Fossard
Edited by	Germaine Artus
Music by	Francis Lopez
Production company	La Société des Films Sirius
Distributed by	La Société des Films Sirius
Release date	31 March 1945 (1945-03-31)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Black Cavalier (French: Le cavalier noir) is a 1945 French historical adventure film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Georges Guétary, Mila Parély and Jean Tissier. It also marked the screen debut of Nicole Maurey who appeared in a supporting role.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Location shooting took place at the Château de Vaudémont in Eastern France. It was one of the most popular movies in France in 1945 with admissions of 3,672,572.

Synopsis

In French Flanders in the early eighteenth century, a nobleman who has been dispossessed of his property becomes a notorious outlaw. He targets the salt tax collector Monsieur de Saint-Brissac, but is lured by his attractive daughter into a trap.

Cast

• Georges Guétary as le seigneur Ramon de Ortila
• Mila Parély as Lola
• Jean Tissier as Le Hardi
• André Alerme as Monsieur de Saint-Brissac
• Nicole Maurey as Solange de Saint-Brissac
• Simone Valère as Lison
• Michèle Philippe as Marion
• Georgette Tissier as Annette
• Aimé Simon-Girard as Simon
• Thomy Bourdelle as Pierre le Mauvais
• Paul Demange as Plume
• Albert Rémy as Pinte
• René Fluet as Pot
• Paul Faivre as Le meunier

Bibliography

• Powrie, Phil & Cadalanu, Marie . The French Film Musical. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.

External links

• The Black Cavalier at IMDb