Du Guesclin is a French film realized by Bernard of the Tower, release in 1948.
Personal comments : Louis de Funès is marked in the credits, he appears 35 seconds to 37 minutes and 57 seconds after the beginning of the film ; he plays an astrologer and says :
'' Si ce capitaine doit commandé l'armée, l'honneur me revient comme votre frère "
'' En égard pour mon rang "
- He appears 8 seconds by transparency to 1 hour and 27 seconds after the beginning of the film,
- He appears 14 seconds to 1 hour, 3 minutes and 12 seconds after the beginning of the film ; he plays a beggar and says :
'' Ah! Je connais l'Espagne, c'est un pays sec comme un nombril de couleuvre ".
- He appears 35 seconds à 1 hour, 3 minutes et 54 seconds after the beginning of the film ; he plays the same character and says :
'' Et nous Guesclin, tu avais ton Roi de France. Nous faire sué dieu sait qu'elle sueur. Nous m'est noyer comme chien galeu ".
- He appears 2 seconds in the background to the left to 1 hour, 12 minutes and 24 seconds as well as 14 seconds to 1 hour, 14 minutes and 19 seconds after the beginning of the film ; he plays a character of the court.
♦ Synopsis :
Son of modest one family of Breton gentlemen, Bertrand du Guesclin, aggressive, brilliant big businessman of sword and big seducer - in spite of his ugliness - very fast gets noticed for his bravery in the fight. What will be worth to him taking the head of the resistance to the English people for king Charles V.
♦ Specification sheet :
- Title : Du Guesclin
- Realization : Bernard de La Tour
- Overseen : Pierre Billon
- Scenario, Adaptation : Roger Vercel, Bernard De La Tour
- Dialogue : Roger Vercel
- Production assistants : Maurice Griffe , Carlos Villardebo
- Images : Nicolas Toporkoff
- Music : Maurice Thiriet
- Decorations : Jacques Krauss
- Suits : Jean Zay
- Sound : Jean-Roger Bertrand
- Editing : Maurice Serein
- Film 35mm, black and white
- Production : The Films of Verseau (France)
- Director of production : Edouard Lepage
- Duration : 100mn
- First presentation the 03/06/1949
- Genre : Historic drama
♦ Distribution :
- Louis de Funès : The astrologer, the character of the court, the beggar...
- Fernand Gravey : Bertrand Du Guesclin
- Junie Astor : Tiphaine
- Ketti Gallian : Jeanne De Mallemains
- Noël Roquevert : Jagu, the faithful friend of Bertrand
- Gérard Oury : Charles V De France
- Gisèle Casadesus : The countess of Penthièvre
- Suzanne Nivette : Sister Anne-Marie
- Paulette Noizeux : The nun
- Charlotte Ecard : The nursemaid
- Howard Vernon : Lancaster
- Michel Salina : Canterbury
- Jacques Mercier : Bertrand child
- Marcel Delaitre : Jean Chandos
- Léon Bary : Charles De Blois
- René Stern : The chaplain
- Paul Amiot : The duke of Anjou
- François Richard : The Herald
- Alfred Baillou : The jester
- Robert Moor : The witch
- Raymond Jan : Soldier
- Roger Vincent : The Lord
- Guy Latour
- François Vauclin
- Dorette Ardenne
- André Marnay
- Maurice Maillot
- Jacques Henley
- Marcel Rouzé
- Maurice Dorléac
- Charles Camus
- Anthomy Carretier
- Franck Maurice
- André Wasley
- Lucien Desagneaux
- Robert Le Béal
- Sarlande
- André Stume
- Charles Le Lorrain
- Jean-Jacques Domenge
- André Reybaz
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