Blood on His Sword (1961)

  • NR
  • 11/11/1961 (US)
  • Adventure, Romance, Action, Drama
  • 1h 40m

ADVENTURE in the French Court of Burgundy

Overview

Charles le Temeraire asks in marriage Jeanne de Beauvais, daughter of King Louis XI, wishing to get her valuable lands in dowry. The King is wise to this, and since his daughter does not feel inclined to accept, he refuses. Charles sets up a plan to abduct the prince, in a way that the suspicions will fall upon Robert de Neuville, a noble enamoured of the princess. Robert manages to free her from the castle where she was being kept. Charles keeps setting traps, and managing people to perjure against Jeanne, and the King himself. Finally, Jeanne escapes alive from a pack of wolves, who set watching the lady alone in the snow covered woods, instead of attacking her. Charles does yet accuse her of being a witch - wishing to have her dead rather than being the wife of Robert... Robert will be her champion in a Judgement of God. Will the 'miracle of the wolfs' repeat itself, or fearless Charles defeat Robert in the sword duel?

Henry Dupuy-Mazuel

Writer

André Hunebelle

Director, Writer

Jean Halain

Writer

Pierre Foucaud

Writer

Cast

Jean Marais's headshot

Jean Marais

Robert de Neuville
Rosanna Schiaffino's headshot

Rosanna Schiaffino

Jeanne de Beauvais
Roger Hanin's headshot

Roger Hanin

Charles le Téméraire
Jean-Louis Barrault's headshot

Jean-Louis Barrault

Louis XI
Guy Delorme's headshot

Guy Delorme

De Sénac
Annie Anderson's headshot

Annie Anderson

Catherine du Tillais
Raphaël Albert-Lambert's headshot

Raphaël Albert-Lambert

Le favori de Charles
Raoul Billerey's headshot

Raoul Billerey

Jérôme

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