Summary
Quentin Durward is a British adventure film first released in 1955,
directed by Richard Thorpe.
The film is based on a novel by Sir Walter Scott and stars Robert Taylor, Kay Kendall, Robert Morley and George Cole.
It has also been released under the title: The Adventures of Quentin Durward.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Richard Thorpe
- Script: Robert Ardrey, George Froeschel, Sir Walter Scott (novel)
- Photo: Christopher Challis, Desmond Dickinson
- Music: Bronislau Kaper
- Cast: Robert Taylor (Quentin Durward), Kay Kendall (Isabelle, Countess of Marcroy), Robert Morley (King Louis XI), George Cole (Hayraddin), Alec Clunes (Charles, Duke of Burgundy), Duncan Lamont (Count William De la Marek), Laya Raki (Gypsy Dancer), Marius Goring (Count Philip de Creville), Wilfrid Hyde-White (Master Oliver), Eric Pohlmann (Gluckmeister), Harcourt Williams (Bishop of Liege), Michael Goodliffe (Count De Dunois), John Carson (Duke of Orleans), Nicholas Hannen (John – Cardinal Balus), Moultrie Kelsall (Lord Malcolm), Frank Tickle (Petit-Andre), Bill Shine (Trois-Eschelles), Ernest Thesiger (Lord Crawford), Fiona Clyne (Lady-in-Waiting), Eric Corrie (Man-at-Arms), Mark Dignam (Innkeeper), Philip Gilbert (Louis’ Messenger), Arthur Howard (Injured Priest), Stevenson Lang (Painter), George Mossman (Coach Driver), Michael Mulcaster (Landlord), Ambrosine Phillpotts (Lady Hameline), Roy Purcell (Troop Leader), Brian Smith (Stable Boy), Derek Sydney (Kolchek), Ian Wilson (Hunchback)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 103 min
- Aka: The Adventures of Quentin Durward
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