''François Villon'' is a 1945 French
historical
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drama film
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directed by
André Zwoboda and starring
Serge Reggiani,
Jean-Roger Caussimon and
Henri Crémieux. It portrays the life of the fifteenth century French poet (and criminal)
François Villon
François Villon (; Modern French: ; ; – after 1463) is the best known French poet of the Late Middle Ages. He was involved in criminal behavior and had multiple encounters with law enforcement authorities. Villon wrote about some of these e ...
.
[Harty p.106] The film was inspired by the play ''If I Were King'' by
Justin Huntly McCarthy.
Cast
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Serge Reggiani as François Villon
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Jean-Roger Caussimon as Le grand écolier
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Henri Crémieux as Maître Piédoux
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Pierre Dargout as Thibaud
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Guy Decomble as Denisot
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Claudine Dupuis as Huguette du Hainaut
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Jacques-Henry Duval as Tuvache
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Renée Faure as Catherine de Vauselles
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Gabrielle Fontan as La Villonne
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Micheline Francey as Guillemette
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Gustave Gallet as Guillaume de Villon
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Léon Larive as Turgis
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Frédéric Mariotti as Arnoulet
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Albert Michel
Albert Michel (1909–1981) was a French stage, film and television actor.Paietta p.40
Selected filmography
* ''Je chante'' (1938) - Un laitier (uncredited)
* ''Ne bougez plus'' (1941) - Clanpinet
* ''Chèque au porteur'' (1941)
* ''Fièvres' ...
as Le paysan accusé
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Albert Montigny as Ratier
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Jean Morel as Alain
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Denise Noël as Margot
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Julienne Paroli as La mère
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Marcel Pérès as Le Goliard
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Albert Rémy as Perrot
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Michel Vitold as Noël, le borgne
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Jean Carmet as Un compagnon de François
References
Bibliography
* Harty, Kevin J. ''The Reel Middle Ages: American, Western and Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and Asian Films about Medieval Europe''. McFarland, 1999.
External links
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1945 films
1940s historical drama films
Films about François Villon
French historical drama films
1940s French-language films
Films directed by André Zwoboda
Films set in the 15th century
Cultural depictions of François Villon
French black-and-white films
Cultural depictions of Louis XI of France
1945 drama films
1940s French films
French-language historical drama films
Films based on works by Justin Huntly McCarthy
Films with screenplays by Pierre Mac Orlan
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