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28/05/1936 Romance 1h 33m
60
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Overview

The film hinges on the love triangle between a young aristocratic lady on the run (Cleonie, played by Hazel Terry), the murderous Varennes, Citizen-Deputy of the Revolution who saves her by disguising her as his nephew (Nils Asther) and finally the Marquis of Corbal of the film's title, played by Hugh Sinclair.

  1. Karl Grune

    Director

  2. Frederic Brunn

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Nils Asther

    Varennes

  2. Hugh Sinclair

    Marquis of Corbal

  3. Hazel Terry

    Cleonie De Montsorbier

  4. Noah Beery

    The Sergeant

  5. Ernst Deutsch

    The Fugitive

  6. Davy Burnaby

    Pierre

  7. Clifford McLaglen

    Jean

  8. Arthur Rigby

    Major

  9. Ralph Truman

    Charles

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-19
At the height of the French revolution an enforcer, Nils Asther, is sent to a rural village - complete with his mobile guillotine - to despatch an aristocrat who has considerable popular support amongst his fellow "citizens". Hugh Sinclair ("the Marquis") makes no effort to sound French, nor does Hazel Terry as Asther's love interest (whom he has rescued from the head-chopper-offer and has had to disguise herself as a boy to avoid identification). It's all procedural costume stuff with wobbly sets, pretty basic dialogue and, of course, a bit of a love triangle at the end. Its been done on tupp...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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