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King on Horseback 1958 Directed by Georges Lampin La Tour, prends garde !

Henri La Tour, a strolling player, is also a daring adventurer. So, when, after accomplishing a brilliant feat, he is awarded a title by King Louis XV, the Duke of Saint-Sever takes offense at it and challenges Henri to a duel. However, while they fight, a group of Austrian soldiers appear suddenly and the two rivals instantly unite to repel their enemies. Unfortunately, Saint-Sever is mortally wounded and, feeling he is about to die, he entreats his new friend to offer protection to Toinon, his natural daughter, whose life is being threatened...

Country France
Production Countries France , Italy , Yugoslavia
Language French
Spoken Language French
Release Date 28 February 1958
82 mins
Cast
Jean Marais Henri La Tour
Nadja Tiller Mirabelle
Eleonora Rossi Drago La comtesse Malvina d'Amalfi
Cathia Caro Antoinette 'Toinon' de Saint-Sever
Liliane Bert Duchesse de Châteauroux
Robert Dalban Barberin dit Joli Coeur
Paul-Émile Deiber Le duc Philippe de Saint Sever
Raoul Delfosse Bravaccio
Yves Massard Le marquis François de Marmande
Renaud Mary Pérouge
Jean Lara Louis XV
Marcel Pérès Chamonot, l'exempt