Social Entertainment / Movies

Blood on His Sword

1961 · 1h 40m · Adventure, Romance, Action, Drama

ADVENTURE in the French Court of Burgundy

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?

Cast

• Jean Marais as Robert de Neuville
• Rosanna Schiaffino as Jeanne de Beauvais
• Roger Hanin as Charles le Téméraire
• Jean-Louis Barrault as Louis XI
• Guy Delorme as De Sénac
• Annie Anderson as Catherine du Tillais
• Raphaël Albert-Lambert as Le favori de Charles
• Raoul Billerey as Jérôme
• Jean Lanier as Un évêque
• Georges Lycan as Sire de Gavray
• Bernard Musson as Un évêque
• Pierre Palfray as Mathieu

Details

Director

André Hunebelle

Released

September 6, 1961

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Adventure, Romance, Action, Drama

Studio

Da.Ma. Cinematografica, P.A.C. and Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma

Status

Released

TMDB score

5.9 / 10 from 23 votes