King on Horseback (1958)
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...
- Released
- 1958-02-28
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Georges Lampin
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 22 votes
Cast
- Jean Marais as Henri La Tour
- Nadja Tiller as Mirabelle
- Eleonora Rossi Drago as La comtesse Malvina d'Amalfi
- Cathia Caro as Antoinette 'Toinon' de Saint-Sever
- Liliane Bert as Duchesse de Châteauroux
- Robert Dalban as Barberin dit Joli Coeur
- Paul-Émile Deiber as Le duc Philippe de Saint Sever
- Raoul Delfosse as Bravaccio
- Christian Duvaleix as Passelacet
- Jean-Pierre Léaud as Pierrot
- Yves Massard as Le marquis François de Marmande
- Renaud Mary as Pérouge