Under the Red Robe (1937)
1937 · Feature film · 81 min · dir. Victor Sjöström
Swashbucker Gil De Berault is bound for the guillotine when he is given one last chance for a pardon.
- Adventure
- Romance
Synopsis
In 1620s France, dreaded swordsman Gil de Berault returns from carrying out a mission for Cardinal Richelieu, and finds the Cardinal worried about growing opposition from the Huguenots in the south. The Cardinal also warns de Berault that dueling has been outlawed, and will henceforth be punishable by death. Gil, however, promptly disobeys the law and is indeed sentenced to death. The Cardinal offers to cancel the sentence if de Berault is able to capture the duke who is organizing plans for an uprising. Gil travels to the duke's castle and is allowed to stay as a guest, but the duke's wife and sister immediately suspect that he is a spy. He and his servant still make good progress, until he falls in love with the duke's sister, which complicates everything.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Victor Sjöström
- Writer
- Stanley J. Weyman
- Composer
- Arthur Benjamin
- Cinematography
- James Wong Howe
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Released
- 1937-05-31
- Running time
- 81 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Richelieu
- Conrad Veidt
- Raymond Massey
- Annabella
- France
Cast & crew
Victor Sjöström Director
Conrad Veidt
Annabella
Raymond Massey
Romney Brent
Sophie Stewart
Wyndham Goldie
Lawrence Grant- Baliol Holloway
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Victor Sjöström's Final Film as Director · Eva Vikstrom · 2007-10-24
It was interesting to see this film by Victor Sjöström (Sjostrom, Seastrom). At first glance it's difficult to recognize the director of "The Outlaw and His Wife (1918), where he introduced expressive nature and scenery as an active part of the drama, "The Phantom Chariot" (1921), where the monster is alcoholism, or his Hollywood films, of which I'vs seen "He Who Gets Slapped" (1924). This is an action drama in a historical setting, the early 17th century France and the fight between the Catholic monarchy and the Calvinist Huguenots. People wear lace collars (that never get dirty) and wide…
