La Reine Margot (1954 film)
La Reine Margot (French: Queen Margot) is a 1954 French-Italian adventure historical drama film directed by Jean Dréville, scripted by Abel Gance from the 1845 novel La Reine Margot by Alexandre Dumas.[1] It stars Jeanne Moreau, Armando Francioli and Françoise Rosay. The film is also known under the alternative title A Woman of Evil.
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| Directed by | Jean Dréville |
| Screenplay by | Abel Gance |
| Based on | La Reine Margot by Alexandre Dumas |
| Produced by | Pierre Gurgo-Salice Adolphe Osso Claude Pessis |
| Starring | Jeanne Moreau Armando Francioli Françoise Rosay |
| Cinematography | Henri Alekan Roger Hubert |
| Edited by | Gabriel Rongier |
| Music by | Paul Misraki |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Lux Film |
Release date | 25 November 1954 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
It was made as a co-production between the French and Italian branches of Lux Film. It was made at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Maurice Colasson. It was shot in Eastmancolor.
Cast
- Jeanne Moreau as Margaret of Valois
- Armando Francioli as Joseph Boniface de La Môle
- Henri Génès as Hannibal de Coconas
- Robert Porte as Charles IX
- André Versini as Henri de Navarre
- Françoise Rosay as Catherine de' Medici
- Vittorio Sanipoli as Maurevel
- Fiorella Mari as Henriette de Nevers
- Patrizia Lari as Charlotte de Sauve
- Daniel Ceccaldi as Henri d'Anjou
- Louis de Funès (uncredited) as René Bianchi
- Jacques Eyser as Caboche
- Guy Kerner as duc Henri de Guise
- Louis Arbessier as Admiral Gaspard de Coligny
- Nicole Riche as Gilonne
- Jean Temerson as aubergiste de La Belle Étoile
- Robert Moor as procureur
- Olivier Mathot as Pierre
See also
References
- Klossner p.317
Bibliography
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
External links
- La Reine Margot at IMDb
- La Reine Margot Archived 2013-01-23 at archive.today at the Films de France
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