The Glorious Avenger (1953)
A group of royalists during the French Revolution make several attempts to rescue Marie Antoinette from prison, in this combination of genres: swashbuckler, melodrama, psychological drama, and historical tragedy. Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Director:
Vittorio Cottafavi
Writers:
Giuseppe Mangione, Alessandro Ferraù.
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Armando Francioli as Cap. Maurice Lindet |
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Yvette Lebon as Margot Dixmer |
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Renée Saint-Cyr as Marie-Antoinette |
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Luigi Tosi as generale Santerre |
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Alfred Adam as Dixmer |
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Olga Solbelli as Madame Tisson |
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Marcel Pérès as Simon |
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Giuseppe Chinnici as l'accusatore pubblico |
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Gian Carlo Regis as il Delfino di Francia |
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Ermanno Pavarini as Marmont |
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Vittorio Sanipoli as Maximilien Lorin/Cavaliere di Maison Rouge |
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Franca Marzi as Eloisa Tisson |
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Pietro Fumelli as il sacerdote |
| Writing | Giuseppe Mangione | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucia Belfadel | Costume Design |
| Directing | Gioi Manetti | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni | Set Designer |
| Crew | Arturo Gallea | Cinematography |
| Writing | Alessandro Ferraù | Screenplay |
| Editing | Loris Bellero | Editor |
| Sound | Ezio Carabella | Music |
| Directing | Carla Ragionieri | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Piero Giacoletto | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Euclide Lantoli | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Giorgio Venturini | Producer |
| Production | Ermanno Pavarini | Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cinzia Bonanni | Hair Designer |
| Production | Renato Becchio | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Vieri Bigazzi | Production Director |
| Directing | Vittorio Cottafavi | Director |