The Great Deception

Directed by Jacqueline Audry
1959    1h 38mComedy
5.85.9
Burgundy 1728. Old count Antoine d'Eon is overjoyed. His daughter-in-law has finally given birth to a boy and he will at long last be able to transmit his inheritance to his son Pascal. At least this is what he thinks, for Pascal has concealed from his father the fact that his son was ... a daughter, his eighth daughter! Well, enough is enough and Geneviève has no other choice but become a boy first, then a soldier and even the special envoy of Louis XV, King of France, to Catherine II, the Czarina of Russia.

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  • Andrée DebarGeneviève d'Éon / Charles, chevalier d'Éon, agent secret au service du Roi
  • Bernard Blierle baron d'Exter, le chef des espions à la solde des Prussiens
  • Dany Robinla comtesse De Monval, l'envoyée spéciale du Roi Louis XV
  • Gabriele FerzettiBernard Turquet de Mayenne
  • Isa Mirandala tsarine Elisabeth Petrovana de Russie
  • Jean Desaillyle Roi Louis XV
  • Simone Valèrela marquise de Pompadour
  • Jacques Castelotle marquis de L'Hospital, l'ambassadeur de France en Russie
  • Gisèle GrandpréBlanche d'Éon de Beaumont
  • Bernard LajarrigePascal d'Éon de Beaumont
  • Jacqueline AudryDirector
  • Jacques RémyWriter
  • Ennio De ConciniWriter
  • Jacques LaurentWriter
  • Vittorio Nino NovareseWriter
  • Pierre LarocheWriter
  • Eugène TuchererProducer
  • René ChevrierProducer
  • Alfredo GuariniProducer
  • Maurice ColassonProduction Design

The Great Deception Trivia

The Great Deception was released on September 24, 1959.

The Great Deception was directed by Jacqueline Audry.

The Great Deception has a runtime of 1h 38m.

The Great Deception was produced by Eugène Tucherer, René Chevrier, Alfredo Guarini.

Burgundy 1728. Old count Antoine d'Eon is overjoyed. His daughter-in-law has finally given birth to a boy and he will at long last be able to transmit his inheritance to his son Pascal. At least this is what he thinks, for Pascal has concealed from his father the fact that his son was ... a daughter, his eighth daughter! Well, enough is enough and Geneviève has no other choice but become a boy first, then a soldier and even the special envoy of Louis XV, King of France, to Catherine II, the Czarina of Russia.

The key characters in The Great Deception are Geneviève d'Éon / Charles, chevalier d'Éon, agent secret au service du Roi (Andrée Debar), le baron d'Exter, le chef des espions à la solde des Prussiens (Bernard Blier), la comtesse De Monval, l'envoyée spéciale du Roi Louis XV (Dany Robin).

The Great Deception is a Comedy film.

The Great Deception has an audience rating of 5.8 out of 10.

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