The Queen's Lover (1948)
Overview
Exiled from the court of Spain, Don Salluste, the chief of police, wants to take revenge on the Queen. One day he meets Ruy Blas, a young student who happens to be a lookalike of Don Cesar, his nephew. Salluste disguises Ruy Blas and presents him as Don Cesar. It doesn't take long before Ruy Blas, intelligent, virtuous and generous as he is becomes popular and the Queen, who has fallen in love with him, appoints him Prime Minister. All seems for the best in the best of worlds but Salluste has not forgotten his revenge, far from that ...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 0.882 |
Directed By
Pierre Billon
Crew
Pierre Billon
Michel Kelber
Georges Wakhévitch
Jean Cocteau
Georges Auric
Nino Martegani
André Paulvé
Georges Legrand
Marcel Escoffier
Victor Hugo
Jean Zay
Maurice Serein
TOP CAST
Danielle Darrieux
La reine d'Espagne Marie de Neubourg
Jean Marais
Ruy Blas / Don César de Bazan
Marcel Herrand
Le marquis Don Salluste de Bazan
Gabrielle Dorziat
la duchesse d'Albuquerque
Alexandre Rignault
Goulatromba
Giovanni Grasso
Don Gaspar Guritan
Paul Amiot
Le marquis de Santa Cruz
Jone Salinas
Casilda
Gilles Quéant
Le duc d'Albe
Armand Lurville
l'archevêque
Jacques Berlioz
Un ministre
Charles Lemontier
Le comte de Camporeal
Pierre Magnier
Le marquis de Priego
Olivier Darrieux
Petit rôle (uncredited)
Eddy Debray
Un ministre (uncredited)
Allain Dhurtal
Un ministre (uncredited)
Guy Favières
Un ministre (uncredited)
Michel Flamme
Petit rôle (uncredited)
Yves Massard
Bit part (uncredited)
Rolla Norman
Un ministre (uncredited)
Claude Serre
L'écuyer du duc d'Albe (uncredited)
Gilles Watteaux
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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