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The Queen's Lover (1948)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Pierre Billon

Synopsis

Exiled from the court of Spain, Don Salluste, the chief of police, wants to take revenge on the Queen. One day he meets Ruy Blas, a young student who happens to be a lookalike of Don Cesar, his nephew. Salluste disguises Ruy Blas and presents him as Don Cesar. It doesn't take long before Ruy Blas, intelligent, virtuous and generous as he is becomes popular and the Queen, who has fallen in love with him, appoints him Prime Minister. All seems for the best in the best of worlds but Salluste has not forgotten his revenge, far from that ...

Actors

Danielle Darrieux
Danielle Darrieux
La reine d'Espagne Marie de Neubourg
Jean Marais
Jean Marais
Ruy Blas / Don César de Bazan
Marcel Herrand
Marcel Herrand
Le marquis Don Salluste de Bazan
Gabrielle Dorziat
Gabrielle Dorziat
la duchesse d'Albuquerque
Alexandre Rignault
Alexandre Rignault
Goulatromba
Giovanni Grasso
Giovanni Grasso
Don Gaspar Guritan
Paul Amiot
Paul Amiot
Le marquis de Santa Cruz
Jone Salinas
Jone Salinas
Casilda
Gilles Quéant
Gilles Quéant
Le duc d'Albe
Armand Lurville
Armand Lurville
l'archevêque
Jacques Berlioz
Jacques Berlioz
Un ministre
Charles Lemontier
Charles Lemontier
Le comte de Camporeal
Pierre Magnier
Pierre Magnier
Le marquis de Priego
Paul Müller
Paul Müller
Olivier Darrieux
Olivier Darrieux
Petit rôle (uncredited)
Eddy Debray
Eddy Debray
Un ministre (uncredited)
Allain Dhurtal
Allain Dhurtal
Un ministre (uncredited)
Guy Favières
Guy Favières
Un ministre (uncredited)
Michel Flamme
Michel Flamme
Petit rôle (uncredited)
Yves Massard
Yves Massard
Bit part (uncredited)
Rolla Norman
Rolla Norman
Un ministre (uncredited)
Claude Serre
Claude Serre
L'écuyer du duc d'Albe (uncredited)
Gilles Watteaux
Gilles Watteaux
Petit rôle (uncredited)

Crews

Pierre Billon
Pierre Billon
Director
Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
Novel
Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau
Adaptation
Georges Legrand
Georges Legrand
Producer
Nino Martegani
Nino Martegani
Producer
André Paulvé
André Paulvé
Producer
Georges Auric
Georges Auric
Music
Michel Kelber
Michel Kelber
Director of Photography
Maurice Serein
Maurice Serein
Editor
Georges Wakhévitch
Georges Wakhévitch
Production Design
Marcel Escoffier
Marcel Escoffier
Costume Design
Jean Zay
Jean Zay
Costume Design

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