''Le Miracle des loups'' ( en, The Miracle of the Wolves), aka ''Blood on his Sword'', is a
French / Italian
swashbuckler
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film from 1961, directed by
André Hunebelle
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Master Glass Artist
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, written by
Henry Dupuis-Mazuel, starring
Jean Marais
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. The scenario was based on a novel by
Maria Luisa Linarès.
Le Miracle des loups (1961)
at the ''Films de France'' The film was known under the title "Im Zeichen der Lilie" (West Germany), "Blood on His Sword" or "The Miracle of the Wolves" (USA).
Numerous scenes were filmed at the Cité de Carcassonne
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.
Cast
* Jean Marais
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: Robert de Neuville
* Rosanna Schiaffino
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Early life
She was born in Genoa, Liguria to a well-off family. Her mot ...
(VF : Claire Guibert) : Jeanne de Beauvais
* Jean-Louis Barrault
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Biography
Barrault was born in Le Vésinet in France in 1910. His father was 'a Burgundia ...
: Louis XI
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Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revol ...
* Roger Hanin
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: Charles le Téméraire
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...
* Guy Delorme
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References
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1929 births
2005 deaths
French male film actors
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: Le comte Jean de Sénac
* Annie Anderson
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: Catherine du Tillais ou ''Marguerite''
* Louis Arbessier
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: Le comte d'Hesselin
* Jean Marchat
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* '' Depar ...
: L'archevêque
* Raoul Billerey
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Partial filmography
*''The Three Musketeers'' (1953)
*''Cadet Rousselle'' (1954) - Un soldat à l'auberge des Trois Pichets / Un garde au Tribunal Révolutionnaire / Un sans-culotte
*'' The Impo ...
: Jérôme
* Pierre Palfray
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: Mathieu
* Georges Lycan Georges may refer to:
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* Georges River, New South Wales, Australia
* Georges Quay (Dublin)
*Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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*Georges (name)
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: Sire de Gavray
* Bernard Musson
Bernard Musson (1925–2010) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
* '' It Happened in Paris'' (1952)
* '' The Slave'' (1953)
* '' On Trial'' (1954)
* '' Flesh and the Woman'' (1954)
* '' Bonjour sourire'' (1956)
* ''Les Truands'' (1956)
* ...
: Un évêque
* Paul Préboist
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Theater
References
External links
*Paul Préboist ...
: A baladin
See also
* Le Miracle des loups (1924 film)
''Le Miracle des loups'' ( en, The Miracle of the Wolves) is a French historical drama film from 1924, directed by Raymond Bernard, written by André-Paul Antoine, starring Jean-Emile Vanni-Marcoux. The scenario was based on a novel of Henry ...
References
External links
*
Le Miracle des loups (1961)
at the ''Films de France''
1961 films
French historical adventure films
French swashbuckler films
1960s French-language films
Films directed by André Hunebelle
1960s historical adventure films
Films set in the 15th century
Cultural depictions of Charles the Bold
Cultural depictions of Louis XI of France
1960s French films
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