Le Cavalier noir (1945)
Directed by Gilles Grangier

Adventure

Film Synopsis

In 18th century Flanders, a young nobleman named Ramon de Ortila adopts the guise of a gentleman brigand so that he can take revenge against the man who robbed him of his estate.  His victim is Monsieur de Saint-Brissac, whose daughter Solange has arranged a trap to lure him to her father's house, for motives known only to herself...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Gilles Grangier
  • Script: André-Paul Antoine (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Marc Fossard
  • Music: Francis Lopez
  • Cast: Georges Guétary (le seigneur Ramon de Ortila), Mila Parély (Lola), Jean Tissier (Le Hardi), André Alerme (Monsieur de Saint-Brissac), Nicole Maurey (Solange de Saint-Brissac), Simone Valère (Lison), Michèle Philippe (Marion), Georgette Tissier (Annette), Aimé Simon-Girard (Simon), Thomy Bourdelle (Pierre le Mauvais), Paul Demange (Plume), Albert Rémy (Pinte), René Fluet (Pot), Paul Faivre (Le meunier), Frédéric Mariotti, Olivier Mathot
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 81 min

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