On Guard ( Le bossu )

On Guard (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Le bossu
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Ceasar Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
124 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1997 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Philippe de Broca

Written By:
Philippe de Broca
Jean Cosmos

Actors:
Daniel Auteuil ..... Lagardère/Le bossu (The Hunchback)
Fabrice Luchini ..... Gonzague
Vincent Perez ..... Duke of Nevers
Marie Gillain ..... Aurore
Yann Collette ..... Peyrolles
Jean-François Stévenin ..... Cocardasse
Didier Pain ..... Passepoil
Claire Nebout ..... Blanche
Philippe Noiret ..... Philippe d'Orléans
Charlie Nelson ..... Esope
Jacques Sereys ..... Caylus
Renato Scarpa ..... Paolo
Ludovica Tinghi ..... Ornella
James Thiérrée ..... Marcello
Sacha Bourdo ..... Giuseppe

Synopsis:

French leading man Daniel Auteuil duels like a master in this swashbuckling adventure replete with sword fights, treachery, revenge and murder. The ruthless Count Gonzague is in line to inherit a fortune from his dashing cousin the Duke of Nevers and won't let anyone stand in his way, hiring young swordsman Largardere to be the assassin. But when the young Largardere switches his allegiance and becomes a loyal friend of Nevers, the Count leads his henchman into battle on the Duke's wedding day. When the bloodshed is over and many lives are lost, Gonzague is left to protect and raise his friend's orphaned infant and swears vengeance will one day be his. Adapted from the historical novel by Paul Feval, Le Bossu is an award-winning classic swashbuckler that received a BAFTA nomination and garnered a Cesar prize along with another eight nominations.

The Comte de Gonzague schemes against his cousin, the Duc de Nevers, even though he is the Duke's heir and will inherit his estates. The Count has kept secret the existence of the Duke's bastard, recently born. When the Duke learns of his child, he journeys to wed the mother, a baron's daughter, in her father's isolated chateau. The occupants of the castle are surprised and murdered by the Count and his men. The only ones to escape are the Duke's friend, the skilled swordsman Lagardère, and the infant, a girl, now the rightful heiress to the Duke's vast fortune. The Count believes the pair to have drowned, when in fact they have been concealed by a traveling troupe of Italian players. Twenty years pass. The Count has discovered that the two survive and seeks to have them slain. But Lagardère gains the confidence of the Count, and employment as his bookkeeper, through his clever disguise as a hunch-back...

The story is set in early 1700s. Lafardere is former street urchin who became a best friend of Duke of Nevers. Nevers' heir is his evil cousin Gonzague. Gonzague, seeking wealth, kills Nevers and Nevers in his dying moments asks Lafardere to avenge him, however long that takes.

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