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On Guard (1997)
Directed by Philippe de Broca
“Some things are worth dying for”
Adventure, Action, Drama · 2h 08m
France, 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIII. When a dear friend, the Duke of Nevers, is treacherously assassinated by a powerful relative, a skilled swordsman, the noble Henri de Lagardère, seeks his rightful vengeance as he tries to protect the innocent life of the duke's last heir.
Cast
Daniel Auteuil
Lagardère
Fabrice Luchini
Count Gonzague
Vincent Perez
Duke of Nevers
Marie Gillain
Aurore de Nevers
Yann Collette
Peyrolles
Jean-François Stévenin
Cocardasse
Didier Pain
Passepoil
Claire Nebout
Blanche de Caylus
Philippe Noiret
Duke Philippe d'Orléans
Charlie Nelson
Esope
Jacques Sereys
Baron of Caylus
Renato Scarpa
Paolo Campagnoli
Crew
- Director
- Philippe de Broca
- Screenplay
- Jean Cosmos, Philippe de Broca
- Writer
- Jérôme Tonnerre
- Novel
- Paul Féval
- Director of Photography
- Jean-François Robin
- Original Music Composer
- Philippe Sarde
- Editor
- Henri Lanoë
- Producer
- Patrick Godeau
Details
- Original title
- Le Bossu
- Release date
- 1997-12-03
- Runtime
- 2h 08m
- Genres
- Adventure, Action, Drama
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France, Germany, Italy
- Production
- Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Alicéléo, Canal+, TF1 Films Production, Gemini Filmproduktion, Prima Films
- Budget
- $30,000,000