Le Capitan (1960)
Paris, 1616. Louis XIII encore mineur, sa mère Marie de Médicis est régente du royaume depuis la mort d'Henri IV et confie le pouvoir à Concino Concini, un homme fourbe à l'ambition dévorante. Sur les conseils de sa dangereuse épouse, Léonora Galigaï, Concini met tout en œuvre afin de déstabiliser le pays et obtenir le pouvoir absolu. Ses hommes de main volent, pillent et saccagent les domaines de la noblesse provinciale, laquelle s'inquiète bientôt de ce désordre. Une conjuration de grands seigneurs vise à chasser Concini et à remplacer le roi défaillant par le duc Charles d'Angoulême. Le noble François de Capestan dit « Le Capitan », se lance avec esprit et une lame acérée à la conquête du trône et apprend aux adversaires du roi à se méfier. Il est lui-même en danger de mort, mais il peut aussi sauver la vie des autres et finalement gagner le cœur de Gisèle d'Angoulême.
Directeur: André Hunebelle
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Jean Marais as François de Capestang, aka 'Le Capitan' |
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Bourvil as Baladin Cogolin |
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Elsa Martinelli as Gisèle d'Angoulême |
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Pierrette Bruno as Giuseppa |
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Arnoldo Foà as Marshal of Ancre, Concino Concini |
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Lise Delamare as Marie de Médicis |
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Annie Anderson as Béatrice de Beaufort |
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Guy Delorme as Rinaldo |
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Jacqueline Porel as Léonora Galigaï |
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Jean-Paul Coquelin as Monsieur de Vitry |
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Raphaël Patorni as Duke of Angoulême |
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Robert Porte as Duke of Rohan |
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Jean Berger as Luynes |
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Piéral as Lorenzo, alchemist dwarf |
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Jean Blancheur as |
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Alain Janey as Lackey of Gisèle |
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Françoise Deldick as Waitress at the inn “La Pomme d’or” |
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Michel Thomass as Executioner |
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Benoîte Labb as Innkeeper’s wife |
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Marcel Pérès as Innkeeper of “La Pomme d’or” |
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Jean-Michel Rouzière as Provincial gentleman |
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Edmond Beauchamp as Provincial governor |
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Christian Fourcade as Louis XIII |
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Georges Adet as Provincial gentleman (uncredited) |
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Raoul Billerey as Concini man (uncredited) |
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René Roussel as Gentleman (uncredited) |
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Henri Coutet as Lackey of Gisèle (uncredited) |
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Paul Préboist as Cut-purse thief (uncredited) |
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Jacques Préboist as Cut-purse thief (uncredited) |
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Bernard Dhéran as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Marcel Policard as Halberdier (uncredited) |
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Louis Bugette as Turnkey (uncredited) |
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Bernard Musson as Concini's guard drinking the glass of wine (uncredited) |
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Henri Poirier as Castle soldier (uncredited) |
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Elisabeth Fanty as (uncredited) |
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Pierre Durou as (uncredited) |
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Georges Montant as (uncredited) |
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André Bonnardel as (uncredited) |
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Jonny Mary as (uncredited) |
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Edmond Tamiz as (uncredited) |
| Writing | André Hunebelle | Writer |
| Writing | Pierre Foucaud | Writer |
| Writing | Jean Halain | Writer |
| Directing | André Hunebelle | Director |