The Glorious Avenger
5.7
A group of royalists during the French Revolution make several attempts to rescue Marie Antoinette from prison, in this combination of genres: swashbuckler, melodrama, psychological drama, and historical tragedy. Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
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Cast
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Armando Francioli
Cap. Maurice Lindet
Known for
The Horse
Yvette Lebon
Margot Dixmer
Also in
Zouzou
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
Vittorio Cottafavi
Giorgio Venturini
Renée Saint-Cyr
Marie-Antoinette
Known for
The Bottom Line
Some Too Quiet Gentlemen
Alexandre Dumas
Luigi Tosi
generale Santerre
Known for
Don Camillo's Last Round
Robinson Crusoeland
Alessandro Ferraù
Alfred Adam
Dixmer
Known for
The Stranger
The President
Giuseppe Mangione
Olga Solbelli
Madame Tisson
Known for
Mill of the Stone Women
Marcel Pérès
Simon
Known for
Eyes Without a Face
Children of Paradise
Vittorio Cottafavi Director · Alessandro Ferraù Screenplay Giuseppe Mangione Screenplay
First release April 24, 1953 · Produced in Italy · Original title Il cavaliere di Maison Rouge
Production
Venturini Film
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original title
Il cavaliere di Maison Rouge
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · April 24, 1953
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
March 30, 1954 · Theatrical
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