Summary The Comte de Gonzague schemes against his cousin, the Duc de Nevers, even though he is the Duke's heir and will inherit his estates. The Count has kept secret the existence of the Duke's bastard, recently born. When the Duke learns of his child, he journeys to wed the mother, a baron's daughter, in her father's isolated chateau. The occupants of the castle are surprised and murdered by the Count and his men. The only ones to escape are the Duke's friend, the skilled swordsman Lagardère, and the infant, a girl, now the rightful heiress to the Duke's vast fortune. The Count believes the pair to have drowned, when in fact they have been concealed by a travelling troupe of Italian players. Twenty years pass. The Count has discovered that the two survive and seeks to have them slain. But Lagardère gains the confidence of the Count, and employment as his bookkeeper, through his clever disguise as a hunch-back... View more details
Directed : Philippe de Broca
Written : Philippe de Broca Jean Cosmos Paul Féval
Stars : Vincent Perez Daniel Auteuil Marie Gillain Fabrice Luchini
Genres : Adventure Drama
Release date : Dec 2, 1997
Countries of origin : Germany Italy France
Language : Italian French
Filming locations : Fort Queyras, Hautes-Alpes, France
Production companies : TF1 Films Production Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica Alicéléo
Summary The Comte de Gonzague schemes against his cousin, the Duc de Nevers, even though he is the Duke's heir and will inherit his estates. The Count has kept secret the existence of the Duke's bastard, recently born. When the Duke learns of his child, he journeys to wed the mother, a baron's daughter, in her father's isolated chateau. The occupants of the castle are surprised and murdered by the Count and his men. The only ones to escape are the Duke's friend, the skilled swordsman Lagardère, and the infant, a girl, now the rightful heiress to the Duke's vast fortune. The Count believes the pair to have drowned, when in fact they have been concealed by a travelling troupe of Italian players. Twenty years pass. The Count has discovered that the two survive and seeks to have them slain. But Lagardère gains the confidence of the Count, and employment as his bookkeeper, through his clever disguise as a hunch-back... View more details
Genres : Adventure Drama
Release date : Dec 2, 1997
Countries of origin : Germany Italy France
Language : Italian French
Filming locations : Fort Queyras, Hautes-Alpes, France
Production companies : TF1 Films Production Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica Alicéléo
