The Adventures of Quentin Durward

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The Adventures of Quentin Durward
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Directed by	Richard Thorpe
Produced by	Pandro S. Berman
Written by	Sir Walter Scott(novel) Robert Ardrey George Froeschel
Starring	Robert Taylor Kay Kendall Robert Morley George Cole Alec Clunes Duncan Lamont Laya Raki
Music by	Bronislau Kaper
Cinematography	Christopher Challis
Editing by	Ernest Walter
Distributed by	MGM
Release date(s)	1955
Running time	101 min
Language	English
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The Adventures of Quentin Durward, known also as Quentin Durward, is a 1955 historical film released by MGM. It was directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman. The screenplay was by Robert Ardrey, adapted by George Froeschel from the novel Quentin Durward by Sir Walter Scott.

The film was the third in an unofficial trilogy made by the same director and producer and starring Robert Taylor. The first two were Ivanhoe (1952) and Knights of the Round Table (1953). All three were made at MGM's British Studios at Elstree, near London. The film had the distinction of a soundtrack composed by studio music mainstay Bronislau Kaper rather than Miklos Rozsa, who was busy on other projects at the time the film was ready for scoring.

The film was the first big-budget film for the English comedienne Kay Kendall, and it featured a large contingent of distinguished British players, including Robert Morley.

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Poor Scottish knight Quentin Durward (Robert Taylor) is sent to France by his elderly uncle to arrange for the old man's marriage to the young, beautiful heiress, Isabelle, Countess of Marcroy (Kay Kendall). Durward soon becomes entangled in the rivalry between the French King Louis XI and Charles, Duke of Burgandy (Alec Clunes). Further complicating matters, Durward and Isabelle fall in love.