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Marie Antoinette Queen of France

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'Marie Antoinette Queen of France' ( and also known as 'Shadow of the Guillotine') is a 1956 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy who co-wrote the screenplay with Pierre Erlanger and Bernard Zimmer. The film stars Michle Morgan and Richard Todd. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or (Jean Delannoy) at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.

It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ren Renoux.

Cast



*Michle Morgan as Marie-Antoinette

*Richard Todd as le comte Axel de Fersen

*Jacques Morel as Louis XVI

*Aim Clariond as Louis XV

*Jeanne Boitel as Mme Campan

*Guy Trjan as La Fayette

*Marina Berti as a comtesse de Polignac

* Marcelle Arnold as Mme. Adlade

* Jane Marken as Mme Victoire

*Jacques Dufilho as Marat

*Daniel Ceccaldi as Drouet

*Madeleine Rousset as Mme de Tourzel

* Suzy Carrier as Mme Elisabeth

* Paul Bonifas as Herman

*Jacques Bergerac as le comte de Provence

* Edmond Beauchamp as Comte de Luxembourg

* Yves Brainville as Danton

* Anne Carrre as Mme Du Barry

* Daniel Ceccaldi as Drouet

* Jean Claudio as Fouquier-Tinville

* Anne Doat as Rosalie

* Jacques Eyser as Joad

* Claudio Gora as Kreutz

* Camille Gurini as Necker

* Jean Hbey as Marquis de Migennes

* Jacques Hilling as Duc de Brunswick

* Georges Lannes as d'Avaray

* Jacques Marin as Crieur de journaux

* Raphal Patorni as Duc de Choiseul

* Michel Piccoli as Le Prtre rfractaire

* Marcel Prs as Simon

* Frdric Valmain as Comte d'Artois

* Jean Vinci as Toulan

*Michel Piccoli as le prtre

* Jacques Morlaine as Un officier

* Andr Chanu as Le Prtre asserment

* Georgette Anys as Une meutire

* Pierre Moncorbier as Le greffier

References



Bibliography



* Hayward, Susan. 'French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film'. Intellect Books, 2010.

* Zea, Zahra Tavassoli . 'Balzac Reframed: The Classical and Modern Faces of ric Rohmer and Jacques Rivette'. Springer Nature, 2019.


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