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The Queen's Lover
The Queen's Lover
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The Queen's Lover

Original Title: Ruy Blas

1948
1h 33m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1948

Runtime

1h 33m

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Storyline

Exiled from the court of Spain, Don Salluste, the chief of police, wants to take revenge on the Queen. One day he meets Ruy Blas, a young student who happens to be a lookalike of Don Cesar, his nephew. Salluste disguises Ruy Blas and presents him as Don Cesar. It doesn't take long before Ruy Blas, intelligent, virtuous and generous as he is becomes popular and the Queen, who has fallen in love with him, appoints him Prime Minister. All seems for the best in the best of worlds but Salluste has not forgotten his revenge, far from that ...

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Feb 17, 1948
Languages
French
Director
Pierre Billon
Pierre Billon
Production Countries
France

Top Cast

23 Cast Members

Danielle Darrieux

Danielle Darrieux

La reine d'Espagne Marie de Neubourg

Jean Marais

Jean Marais

Ruy Blas / Don César de Bazan

Marcel Herrand

Marcel Herrand

Le marquis Don Salluste de Bazan

Gabrielle Dorziat

Gabrielle Dorziat

la duchesse d'Albuquerque

Alexandre Rignault

Alexandre Rignault

Goulatromba

Giovanni Grasso

Giovanni Grasso

Don Gaspar Guritan

Paul Amiot

Paul Amiot

Le marquis de Santa Cruz

Jone Salinas

Jone Salinas

Casilda

Gilles Quéant

Gilles Quéant

Le duc d'Albe

Armand Lurville

Armand Lurville

l'archevêque

Jacques Berlioz

Jacques Berlioz

Un ministre

Charles Lemontier

Charles Lemontier

Le comte de Camporeal

Pierre Magnier

Pierre Magnier

Le marquis de Priego

Paul Müller

Paul Müller

Olivier Darrieux

Petit rôle (uncredited)

Eddy Debray

Eddy Debray

Un ministre (uncredited)

Allain Dhurtal

Allain Dhurtal

Un ministre (uncredited)

Guy Favières

Guy Favières

Un ministre (uncredited)

Michel Flamme

Michel Flamme

Petit rôle (uncredited)

Yves Massard

Yves Massard

Bit part (uncredited)

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