Title: King on Horseback (La Tour, prends garde !)
Release Date: 1958-02-28
IMDB ID: tt0050108
Vote Average: 5.9 (19 votes)
Overview: Henri La Tour, a strolling player, is also a daring adventurer. So, when, after accomplishing a brilliant feat, he is awarded a title by King Louis XV, the Duke of Saint-Sever takes offense at it and challenges Henri to a duel. However, while they fight, a group of Austrian soldiers appear suddenly and the two rivals instantly unite to repel their enemies. Unfortunately, Saint-Sever is mortally wounded and, feeling he is about to die, he entreats his new friend to offer protection to Toinon, his natural daughter, whose life is being threatened...
Cast: Jean Marais (Henri La Tour), Nadja Tiller (Mirabelle), Eleonora Rossi Drago (La comtesse Malvina d'Amalfi), Cathia Caro (Antoinette 'Toinon' de Saint-Sever), Liliane Bert (Duchesse de Châteauroux), Robert Dalban (Barberin dit Joli Coeur),
Crew: Georges Lampin (Director), Claude Accursi (Writer), Denys de La Patellière (Writer), Jean Bourgoin (Cinematography), Maurice Thiriet (Music), Georges Van Parys (Music),