''La Tour, prends garde !'' (''La Tour, watch out!'') is a 1958

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adventure

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film directed by Georges Lampin, written by

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, starring

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. The film was known under the title "King on Horseback" (USA), "Des Königs bester Mann" (West Germany), "Killer Spy" (international English title).

Cast

: Henri La Tour *

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: Countess Malvina of Amalfi *

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: Mirabelle * Cathia Caro : Antoinette de Saint-Sever "Toinon" * Jean Parédès : Nicolas Taupin * Renaud Mary : Pérouge *

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: Barberin *

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: Passelacet *

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: Marquis François de Marmande *

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: Chamonet *

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: Pierrot *

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: Bravaccio * Paul-Emile Deiber : Duc Philippe de Saint-Sever *

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: L'impératrice Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche *

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: Maréchal de Noailles *

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: Duchesse de Châteauroux *

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: Aristide Cornilion (non crédité) *

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: Une invitée de Taupin (non créditée) *

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: L'invité de Taupin (non crédité) * Monette Dinay : M^me Taupin (non créditée) *

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: Un policier du roi

References

External links

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La Tour, prends garde! (1958)
at the ''Films de France'' 1958 films 1950s adventure drama films French adventure drama films 1950s French-language films French black-and-white films Films directed by Georges Lampin Films set in the 1740s Films set in Germany Films set in France 1958 drama films French swashbuckler films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub