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Summary
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 77GoodWatch 76
Audience score83%
IMDb7.5
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.7/5
Box office
2.2×its budget
- Budget
- $3 M
- Worldwide
- $7 M
Worldwide it earned $4 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for adventure movies, +7 min on the typical 103
typical 103110Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 12 more
Released
1952
May 8, 1952
74 years ago
Genres
AdventureRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
and 24 more29 people
- Stewart GrangerAndre Moreau
- Eleanor ParkerLenore
- Janet LeighAline de Gavrillac de Bourbon
- Mel FerrerNoel, Marquis de Maynes
- Henry WilcoxonChevalier de Chabrillaine
- Nina FochMarie Antoinette
- Richard AndersonPhilippe de Valmorin (Marcus Brutus)
- Robert CooteGaston Binet
Lewis StoneGeorges de Valmorin
Elisabeth RisdonIsabelle de Valmorin
Howard FreemanMichael Vanneau
Curtis CookseyFabian
John DehnerDoutreval
John LitelDr. Dubuque
Jonathan CottSergeant- DFDan FosterPierrot
- OMOwen McGiveneyPunchinello
Hope LandinMme. Frying Pan
Frank MitchellHarlequin
Carol HughesPierrette
Barrie ChaseDancer in Minuet
John GeorgeShow Spectator (uncredited)
Richard HalePerigore
Douglass DumbrilleAssembly President
Directing · 2
- George Sidney Director
- George Rhein Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- George Froeschel Screenplay
- Ronald Millar Screenplay
- Rafael Sabatini Novel
Production · 1
- Carey Wilson Producer
Camera · 1
- Charles Rosher Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- James E. Newcom Editor
- Henri Jaffa Colorist
- James Gooch Colorist
Sound · 2
- Victor Young Original Music Composer
- Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
Art · 4
- Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
- Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
- Richard Pefferle Set Decoration
- Hans Peters Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Gile Steele Costume Design
- William Tuttle Makeup Artist
- Sydney Guilaroff Hairstylist
Other crew · 5
- Evelyn Finley Stunts
- A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects
- Peter Ballbusch Sequence Artist
- Warren Newcombe Special Effects
- Irving G. Ries Special Effects
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