The Black Cavalier (French: Le cavalier noir) is a 1945 French historical adventure film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Georges Guétary, Mila Parély and Jean Tissier.[1] It also marked the screen debut of Nicole Maurey who appeared in a supporting role.
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Directed by | Gilles Grangier |
Written by | André-Paul Antoine |
Produced by | Paul-Edmond Decharme Lucien Masson |
Starring | Georges Guétary Mila Parély Jean Tissier |
Cinematography | Marc Fossard |
Edited by | Germaine Artus |
Music by | Francis Lopez |
Production company | La Société des Films Sirius |
Distributed by | La Société des Films Sirius |
Release date | 31 March 1945 |
Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Location shooting took place at the Château de Vaudémont in Eastern France. It was one of the most popular movies in France in 1945 with admissions of 3,672,572.[2]
In French Flanders in the early eighteenth century, a nobleman who has been dispossessed of his property becomes a notorious outlaw. He targets the salt tax collector Monsieur de Saint-Brissac, but is lured by his attractive daughter into a trap.
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