The Royalists

The Royalists (French: Les Chouans) is a 1947 French historical drama film directed by Henri Calef and starring Jean Marais, Madeleine Robinson and Madeleine Lebeau. It is an adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's 1829 novel Les Chouans. It was shot at the Epinay Studios of Eclair and on location at the Rocher-Portail Castle near Fougères. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil. A later film version, titled Chouans! (1988), was directed by Philippe de Broca.

The Royalists
Directed by	Henri Calef
Written by	Charles Spaak Pierre Brive
Based on	Les Chouans by Honoré de Balzac
Produced by	Charles Legrand
Starring	Jean Marais Madeleine Robinson Madeleine Lebeau
Cinematography	Claude Renoir
Edited by	Jacques Grassi Raymonde Nevers
Music by	Joseph Kosma
Production company	Productions Georges Legrand
Distributed by	Les Films Corona
Release date	20 March 1947 (1947-03-20)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	2,735,821 admissions (France)[1]

Plot

Cast

• Jean Marais as Marquis of Montauran
• Madeleine Robinson as Madam du Gua
• Madeleine Lebeau as Marie-Nathalie de Verneuil
• Marcel Herrand as Corentin
• Pierre Dux as Hulot
• Paul Amiot as Count of Beauvent
• Roland Armontel as Beau Pied
• Jean Brochard as Marche à Terre
• Guy Favières as Galope Chopine
• Georges Paulais as Marquis of Guénic
• Jacques Charon as Lieutenant Merle
• Louis Seigner as the priest Gudin
• Léo Lapara as Pille-Miche
• Howard Vernon as Capitain Gérard

Bibliography

• Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.