Shadow of the Guillotine

Directed by Jean Delannoy
1956    2hDrama, History
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While Louis XV is dying, the Dauphine of France, Marie-Antoinette, seduces a Swedish officer, Axel de Fersen, which pains her husband, the new King Louis XVI, who will know how to be generous when he learns of this deception.

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  • Michèle MorganMarie Antoinette
  • Richard ToddComte Axel von Fersen
  • Jacques MorelLouis XVI
  • Jeanne BoitelMme. Campan
  • Aimé ClariondLouis XV
  • Madeleine RoussetMme de Tourzel
  • Guy TréjeanLafayette
  • Georgette AnysUne émeutière
  • Marcelle ArnoldMme. Adélaïde
  • Edmond BeauchampComte de Luxembourg
  • Jacques BergeracComte de Provence
  • Jean DelannoyDirector / Writer
  • Bernard ZimmerWriter
  • Philippe ErlangerWriter

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