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.[1] It also marked the screen debut of Nicole Maurey who appeared in a supporting role.
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| 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 | |
| Distributed by | La Société des Films Sirius |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Location shooting took place at the Château de Vaudrémont in Vaudrémont (Haute-Marne).[2] It was one of the most popular movies in France in 1945 with admissions of 3,672,572.[3]
Synopsis
editIn 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
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ Powrie & Cadalanu p.130
- ^ Fontaine, Lionel (17 December 2021). "Un témoignage d'amour à Vaudrémont et la Haute-Marne". Le Journal de la Haute-Marne (in French). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ French box office of 1945 at Box Office Story
Bibliography
edit- Powrie, Phil & Cadalanu, Marie . The French Film Musical. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
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