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 byHenri Calef
Written byCharles Spaak
Pierre Brive
Based onLes Chouans
by Honoré de Balzac
Produced byCharles Legrand
StarringJean Marais
Madeleine Robinson
Madeleine Lebeau
CinematographyClaude Renoir
Edited byJacques Grassi
Raymonde Nevers
Music byJoseph Kosma
Production
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Productions Georges Legrand
Distributed byLes Films Corona
Release date
  • 20 March 1947 (1947-03-20)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office2,735,821 admissions (France)[1]

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Bibliography

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

References

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  1. ^ "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
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