''Du Guesclin'' (french: Du Guesclin) is a
French film from 1948, directed and written by
Bernard de Latour, starring
Fernand Gravey
Fernand Gravey (25 December 1905 in Ixelles (Belgium) – 2 November 1970 in Paris, France),Death certificate # 8/445/1970 also known as Fernand Gravet in the United States, was the son of actors Georges Mertens and Fernande Depernay, who a ...
. The film features
Louis de Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...
as an astrologer.
The film is a
biopic about
Bertrand du Guesclin
Bertrand du Guesclin ( br, Beltram Gwesklin; 1320 – 13 July 1380), nicknamed "The Eagle of Brittany" or "The Black Dog of Brocéliande", was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' Wa ...
, a baron, Constable of France, and high-ranked officer in the French Army of the 14th Century, who fights in the
Hundred Years' War.
[Hart, Kevin J. ''The Reel Middle Ages : American, western and eastern European, Middle Eastern, and Asian films about medieval Europe''. Jefferson, NC : McFarland, 2006 (p.288).]
Cast
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Fernand Gravey
Fernand Gravey (25 December 1905 in Ixelles (Belgium) – 2 November 1970 in Paris, France),Death certificate # 8/445/1970 also known as Fernand Gravet in the United States, was the son of actors Georges Mertens and Fernande Depernay, who a ...
:
Bertrand du Guesclin
Bertrand du Guesclin ( br, Beltram Gwesklin; 1320 – 13 July 1380), nicknamed "The Eagle of Brittany" or "The Black Dog of Brocéliande", was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' Wa ...
*
Junie Astor
Rolande Jeanne Risterucci (1911–1967), better known as Junie Astor, was a French actress.
Selected filmography
* ''Stradivarius'' (1935)
* ''The Lower Depths'' (1936)
* ''Women's Club'' (1936)
* ''Excursion Train'' (1936)
* ''27 Rue de la Paix ...
:
Tiphaine Raguenel
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Ketti Gallian: Jeanne de Mallemains
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Noël Roquevert: Jagu, Bertrand's friend
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Gérard Oury:
Charles V of France
Charles V (21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380), called the Wise (french: le Sage; la, Sapiens), was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380. His reign marked an early high point for France during the Hundred Years' War, with his armi ...
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Gisèle Casadesus
Gisèle Casadesus (14 June 1914 – 24 September 2017) was a French actress, who appeared in numerous theatre and film productions. She was an honorary member of the Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française, Grand Officer of the Legion of Hon ...
:
Jeanne, the Countess of Penthièvre (Joan, Duchess of Brittany)
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Louis de Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...
: astrologer
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Marcel Delaître: Chandos
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Léon Bary
Léon Bary (6 June 1880 – 7 January 1954) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1916 and 1955. : Léon Barry
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Gisèle Casadesus
Gisèle Casadesus (14 June 1914 – 24 September 2017) was a French actress, who appeared in numerous theatre and film productions. She was an honorary member of the Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française, Grand Officer of the Legion of Hon ...
: Sylvie
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Howard Vernon: Lancaster
References
External links
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1948 films
1940s historical films
French historical films
1940s French-language films
French black-and-white films
Films set in the 14th century
Hundred Years' War films
1940s French films
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