Louis de Funès as an astrologer in medieval armor? Absolute cinema.
A chronicle of the life of Bertrand du Guesclin, grand officer of the French army in the 14th century.
Acting
Fernand Gravey carries the whole film on his shoulders.
Costume
Surprisingly lavish chainmail for 1949.
Director
Bernard de Latour
Fernand Gravey
Bertrand du Guesclin
Junie Astor
Tiphaine Raguenel
Ketti Gallian
Jeanne de Mallemains
Noël Roquevert
Jagu
Gérard Oury
Le Dauphin
Louis de Funès
L'astrologue
Paulette Noizeux
Une Religieuse
Howard Vernon
Lancaster
Michel Salina
Canterbury
Jacques Mercier
Bertrand du Guesclin (enfant)
Marcel Delaître
Jean Chandos
Gisèle Casadesus
Jeanne, Comtesse de Penthièvre
Léon Bary
Charles de Blois
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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