Queen Margot (1954 film)
Queen Margot (French: La Reine Margot) is a 1954 French-Italian 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.
| Queen Margot | |
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| Directed by | Jean Dréville |
| Produced by | Pierre Gurgo-Salice Adolphe Osso Claude Pessis |
| Screenplay by | Abel Gance |
| Based on | La Reine Margot by Alexandre Dumas |
| Starring | Jeanne Moreau Armando Francioli Françoise Rosay |
| Music by | Paul Misraki |
| Cinematography | Henri Alekan Roger Hubert |
| Edited by | Gabriel Rongier |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lux Film |
Release date | 25 November 1954 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | France Italy |
| Language | French |
It was made as a co-production between the French and Italian branches of Lux Film. 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.
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