Marquis de Montauran has been chosen to lead ‘les Chouans’ (the army formed by the inhabitants of the western provinces of France opposed to the Revolutionary government). But he falls in love with a spy working for the republican government, the very beautiful Marie de Verneuil.
Credits: Producer, Georges Legrand ; director, Henri Calef ; writer, Charles Spaak, Pierre Brive ; photography, Claude Renoir ; music, Joseph Kosma.
Cast: Jean Marais, Madeleine Robinson, Madeleine Lebeau, Marcel Herrand, Pierre Dux, Louis Seigner, Jacques Charron, Armontel.
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ACMI Identifier
X000052
Languages
English
French
Subject category
Foreign language films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)