The Royalists
| The Royalists | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henri Calef |
| Produced by | Charles Legrand |
| Written by |
Charles Spaak Pierre Brive |
| Based on |
Les Chouans by Honoré de Balzac |
| Music by | Joseph Kosma |
| Cinematography | Claude Renoir |
| Edited by |
Jacques Grassi Raymonde Nevers |
| Distributed by | Les Films du Tétras |
Release dates | 20 March 1947 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Royalists (French: Les Chouans) is a 1947 French historical drama film directed by Henri Calef and starring Paul Amiot, Roland Armontel and Roger Bontemps. It is an adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's 1829 novel Les Chouans.
Later film version: Chouans! (1988), directed by Philippe de Broca.
Cast
- Jean Marais: the Marquis of Montauran
- Madeleine Robinson: Madam du Gua
- Madeleine Lebeau: Marie-Nathalie de Verneuil
- Marcel Herrand: Corentin
- Pierre Dux: Hulot
- Paul Amiot: the Count of Beauvent
- Roland Armontel: Beau Pied
- Jean Brochard: Marche à Terre
- Guy Favières: Galope Chopine
- Georges Paulais: the Marquis of Guénic
- Jacques Charon: Lieutenant Merle
- Louis Seigner: the priest Gudin
- Léo Lapara: Pille-Miche
- Howard Vernon: Capitain Gérard
Bibliography
- Oscherwitz,Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.