King on Horseback (1958)
La Tour, prends garde !
Henri La Tour, a strolling player, is also a daring adventurer. So, when, after accomplishing a brilliant feat, he is awarded a title by King Louis XV, the Duke of Saint-Sever takes offense at it and challenges Henri to a duel. However, while they fight, a group of Austrian soldiers appear suddenly and the two rivals instantly unite to repel their enemies. Unfortunately, Saint-Sever is mortally wounded and, feeling he is about to die, he entreats his new friend to offer protection to Toinon, his natural daughter, whose life is being threatened...
- Date of release
- 1958-02-28
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (22)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Director
- Georges Lampin
Casting
- Jean Marais — Henri La Tour
- Nadja Tiller — Mirabelle
- Eleonora Rossi Drago — La comtesse Malvina d'Amalfi
- Cathia Caro — Antoinette 'Toinon' de Saint-Sever
- Liliane Bert — Duchesse de Châteauroux
- Robert Dalban — Barberin dit Joli Coeur
- Paul-Émile Deiber — Le duc Philippe de Saint Sever
- Raoul Delfosse — Bravaccio
- Christian Duvaleix — Passelacet
- Jean-Pierre Léaud — Pierrot
- Yves Massard — Le marquis François de Marmande
- Renaud Mary — Pérouge
Interesting facts
La Tour, prends garde! is a 1958 French adventure drama film directed by Georges Lampin, written by Claude Accursi, starring Jean Marais. The film was known under the title King on Horseback (US), Des Königs bester Mann, and Killer Spy.
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