''Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon'' is a 1959 French-Italian film. It stars
Andrée Debar
Andrée Debar (5 May 1920 – 24 January 1999) was a French actress and producer of stage and screen.Hayward p.464 She was married to the right-wing French politician and film producer Roger Duchet.
Selected filmography
* '' Judgement of God' ...
and
Gabriele Ferzetti
Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 – 2 December 2015) was an Italian actor with more than 160 credits across film, television, and stage. His career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s.
Ferzetti's first leading role ...
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It is loosely based on the life of
Chevalier d'Éon, although it portrays them as a woman masquerading as a man, rather than a person who was biologically male but presenting as a woman, as was the case for the latter part of their life.
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1959 films
1959 adventure films
French adventure films
Italian adventure films
1950s French-language films
Films directed by Jacqueline Audry
Films set in the 18th century
Films set in France
Films set in Russia
Cross-dressing in film
1950s Italian films
1950s French films
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