The Glorious Avenger (1953)
1953 · 1h 45m · Adventure, History
Genres: Adventure, History
A group of royalists during the French Revolution make several attempts to rescue Marie Antoinette from prison, in this combination of genres: swashbuckler, melodrama, psychological drama, and historical tragedy. Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Director: Vittorio Cottafavi
Writers: Alessandro Ferraù, Giuseppe Mangione
Music by: Ezio Carabella
Cinematography: Arturo Gallea
Editor: Loris Bellero
Cast
Armando Francioli as Cap. Maurice LindetYvette Lebon as Margot DixmerRenée Saint-Cyr as Marie-AntoinetteLuigi Tosi as generale SanterreAlfred Adam as DixmerOlga Solbelli as Madame TissonMarcel Pérès as SimonGiuseppe Chinnici as l'accusatore pubblicoGian Carlo Regis as il Delfino di FranciaErmanno Pavarini as MarmontVittorio Sanipoli as Maximilien Lorin/Cavaliere di Maison RougeFranca Marzi as Eloisa TissonMore like this
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