The king's best man
The king's best man ( La Tour, prends garde! ) Is a French coat-and-sword film by Georges Lampin from 1958. Jean Marais , Eleonora Rossi Drago , Nadja Tiller and Cathia Caro play the leading roles .
content
Bavaria leads in 1742 with the help of the French King Louis XV. War against Austria. Hallodri La Tour (Jean Marais) travels through the army camps with a troupe of comedians. His mocking songs anger the Duke Saint Sever. Before a duel between them occurs, the duke is murdered. Dying, he asked La Tour to take care of his illegitimate daughter Antoinette, called Toinon.
Production and Background
In the role of Pierrot, Jean-Pierre Léaud made his film debut shortly before his leading role as Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut's They Kissed and They Beat him .
reception
Film lexicon: "Elaborate historical painting from the time of Louis XV in the war of the French and Bavaria against Maria-Theresia: The glorious adventures of the finally ennobled daredevil La Tour, who headed for his king and the beautiful Antoinette, daughter of his murdered friend Saint-Sever and collar risked and changed the course of (film) history favorably. An exciting adventure panorama. "
actor
- Jean Marais : Henri la Tour
- Eleonora Rossi Drago : Malvina d'Amalfi
- Nadja Tiller : Mirabelle
- Cathia Caro : Antoinette "Toinon" de Saint-Sever
- Jean Parédès : Nicolas Taupin
- Renaud Mary : Pérouge
- Robert Dalban : Barber
- Christian Duvaleix : Passelacet
- Yves Massard : Marquis François de Marmande
- Marcel Pérès : Chamonet
- Jean-Pierre Léaud : Pierrot
- Raoul Delfosse : Bravaccio
- Paul-Émile Deiber : le duc Philippe de Saint-Sever
- Jean Lara : Louis XV