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Blood on His Sword 1961 Directed by André Hunebelle Le Miracle des loups

ADVENTURE in the French Court of Burgundy

Charles le Temeraire asks in marriage Jeanne de Beauvais, daughter of King Louis XI, wishing to get her valuable lands in dowry. The King is wise to this, and since his daughter does not feel inclined to accept, he refuses. Charles sets up a plan to abduct the prince, in a way that the suspicions will fall upon Robert de Neuville, a noble enamoured of the princess. Robert manages to free her from the castle where she was being kept. Charles keeps setting traps, and managing people to perjure against Jeanne, and the King himself. Finally, Jeanne escapes alive from a pack of wolves, who set watching the lady alone in the snow covered woods, instead of attacking her. Charles does yet accuse her of being a witch - wishing to have her dead rather than being the wife of Robert... Robert will be her champion in a Judgement of God. Will the 'miracle of the wolfs' repeat itself, or fearless Charles defeat Robert in the sword duel?

Country France
Production Countries France , Italy
Language French
Spoken Language French
Release Date 6 September 1961
100 mins
Cast
Jean Marais Robert de Neuville
Rosanna Schiaffino Jeanne de Beauvais
Roger Hanin Charles le Téméraire
Guy Delorme De Sénac
Annie Anderson Catherine du Tillais
Raphaël Albert-Lambert Le favori de Charles
Raoul Billerey Jérôme
Jean Lanier Un évêque
Georges Lycan Sire de Gavray
Bernard Musson Un évêque
Jacques Seiler L'héraut
Laurence Lignières La chambrière de Bourgogne
Paul Bonifas Le chirurgien / Doctor of Louis XI
Charles Bouillaud Olivier Le Daim
François Charet L'écuyer de Robert
Benoîte Labb Une paysanne
Pierre Moncorbier Maître Ghislain
Louis Arbessier Comte Hesselin
Jean Marchat L'évêque
Jacques Balutin Un spadassin (uncredited)
Raymond Bernard (uncredited)
Claude Carliez Un soldat (uncredited)
Yvan Chiffre Un baladin (uncredited)
Robert Dalban Le faux courrier de Liège (uncredited)
Franck Estange Un villageois (uncredited)
Henri Guégan Un baladin (uncredited)
Rico López Un baladin (uncredited)
Hubert Noël Récitant / Narrator (uncredited)
Paul Préboist Un baladin (uncredited)
Jean-Michel Rouzière Un soldat (uncredited)
Antoine Baud Un baladin / Un soldat bourguignon (uncredited)