Under the Red Robe
5.9
“Swashbucker Gil De Berault is bound for the guillotine when he is given one last chance for a pardon.”
In 1620s France, dreaded swordsman Gil de Berault returns from carrying out a mission for Cardinal Richelieu, and finds the Cardinal worried about growing opposition from the Huguenots in the south. The Cardinal also warns de Berault that dueling has been outlawed, and will henceforth be punishable by death. Gil, however, promptly disobeys the law and is indeed sentenced to death. The Cardinal offers to cancel the sentence if de Berault is able to capture the duke who is organizing plans for an uprising. Gil travels to the duke's castle and is allowed to stay as a guest, but the duke's wife and sister immediately suspect that he is a spy. He and his servant still make good progress, until he falls in love with the duke's sister, which complicates everything.
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Cast
36 people
Conrad Veidt
Gil de Berault
Known for
Casablanca
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Annabella
Lady Marguerite of Fiox
Known for
Hôtel du Nord
Le Million
James Wong Howe
Victor Sjöström
Robert Kane
Lajos Biró
Raymond Massey
Cardinal Richelieu
Known for
East of Eden
Things to Come
Georges Périnal
Philip Lindsay
Romney Brent
Marius
Known for
The Sign of Zorro
René Hubert
JL Hodson
Victor Sjöström Director · Lajos Biró Screenplay J.L. Hodson Screenplay
United States release May 31, 1937 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States · Production New World Pictures
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
New World Pictures
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Austria · January 1, 1937
United States · May 31, 1937
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Argentina
September 7, 1937
Belgium
May 13, 1938 · Brussels
Denmark
December 24, 1937
Finland
December 16, 1937
France
September 9, 1937
Germany
August 29, 1950 · Wiesbaden
Hungary
March 30, 1938
Netherlands
October 8, 1937 · Den Haag
Portugal
May 23, 1938
Russia
August 7, 1952
Russia
August 7, 1952 · Theatrical
Spain
February 5, 1940 · Barcelona
Sweden
January 17, 1938
United Kingdom
May 25, 1937 · Premiere · London
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