Summary
During the 15th century reign of France's King Louis XI, a young Scottish man is sent by his English Lord to woo a French lady on his behalf. The plan goes awry when the young man falls in love with her. Based on the classic novel by Sir Walter Scott.
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Audiences 49GoodWatch 52
IMDb6.3
Audience score35%
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for adventure movies
typical 103103Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1955
September 9, 1955
71 years ago
Genres
AdventureHistoryRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 14 more18 people
- Robert TaylorQuentin Durward
- Kay KendallIsabelle, Countess of Marcroy
- Robert MorleyKing Louis XI
- George ColeHayraddin
- Alec ClunesCharles, Duke of Burgandy
- Duncan LamontCount William De la Marck
- Laya RakiGypsy dancer
- Marius GoringCount Philip De Creville
Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteMaster Oliver
Eric PohlmannGluckmeister
Harcourt WilliamsBishop of Liege
Michael GoodliffeCount De Dunois
John CarsonDuke of Orleans
Nicholas HannenCardinal Balus
Moultrie KelsallLord Malcolm- FTFrank TicklePetit-André
Bill ShineTrois-Eschelles
Ernest ThesigerLord Crawford
Directing · 1
- Richard Thorpe Director
Writing · 3
- George Froeschel Screenplay
- Robert Ardrey Screenplay
- Walter Scott Novel
Production · 1
- Pandro S. Berman Producer
Camera · 1
- Christopher Challis Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ernest Walter Editor
Sound · 1
- Bronislau Kaper Original Music Composer
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