"Les rois maudits" (1972) TV mini-series

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

21 December 1972 (France)

Genre:

Drama | History

Plot Keywords:

Paris | TV Mini-Series | Based On Novel

Cast

Gilles Béhat	...	Charles IV le Bel / ... (6 episodes, 1972-1973)
Hélène Duc	...	Mahaut d'Artois (6 episodes, 1972-1973)
Jean-Luc Moreau	...	Guccio Baglioni / ... (6 episodes, 1972-1973)
André Luguet	...	Hugues de Bouville (6 episodes, 1972-1973)
Jean Piat	...	Robert d'Artois (6 episodes, 1972-1973)
Louis Seigner	...	Spinello Tolomeï (6 episodes, 1972-1973)
Jean Desailly	...	Narrator / ... (6 episodes, 1972-1973)
Jean Deschamps	...	Charles de Valois (5 episodes, 1972-1973)
Catherine Rouvel	...	Béatrice d'Hirson (5 episodes, 1972-1973)
Georges Staquet	...	Lormet (5 episodes, 1972-1973)
Jean Chevrier	...	Gaucher de Châtillon / ... (4 episodes, 1973)
Anne Kreis	...	Marie de Cressay (4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Josep Maria Flotats	...	Philippe V le Long / ... (4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Robert Party	...	Louis d'Evreux (4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Patrick Préjean	...	Pierre de Cressay (4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Catherine Rich	...	Jeanne de Bourgogne / ... (4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Guy Saint-Jean	...	Jean de Cressay (4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Henri Virlojeux	...	Le cardinal Duèze / ... (4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Benoît Brione	...	Philippe VI de Valois / ... (3 episodes, 1973)
Janine Crispin	...	Dame Eliabel de Cressay / ... (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Geneviève Casile	...	Isabelle d'Angleterre (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Pierre Gallon	...	Alain de Pareilles (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Monique Lejeune	...	Clémence de Hongrie (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Claudine Raffalli	...	Eudeline (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Robert Nogaret	...	Louis de Bourbon (3 episodes, 1973)
René Roussel	...	Jean de Marigny (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Georges Ser	...	Louis X Le Hutin / ... (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Jean Amos	...	Caumont (2 episodes, 1973)
Muriel Baptiste	...	Marguerite de Bourgogne (2 episodes, 1972)
Claude Brosset	...	Souastre (2 episodes, 1973)
André Falcon	...	Enguerrand de Marigny (2 episodes, 1972)
Florence Dunoyer	...	Lady le Despenser (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
André Haber	...	Jean de Fiennes (2 episodes, 1973)
Michel Favory	...	Miles de Noyer (2 episodes, 1973)
Catherine Hubeau	...	Blanche de Bourgogne (2 episodes, 1972)
Jean-Pierre Jorris	...	Evard / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Claude Giraud	...	Mortimer (2 episodes, 1973)
Françoise Meyruels	...	Angelina (2 episodes, 1973)
Antoinette Martin	...	Une dame de Parage / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Robert Lombard	...	Portefruit (2 episodes, 1972)
Eric Kruger	...	Kent (2 episodes, 1973)
André Mathis	...	Maltravers (2 episodes, 1973)
Ghislaine Porret	...	Jeanne 'La boiteuse' / ... (2 episodes, 1973)
Yvon Sarray	...	Thierry d'Hirson (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Georges Riquier	...	Eudes de Bourgogne (2 episodes, 1973)
William Sabatier	...	Leicester 'Tors-Col' (2 episodes, 1973)
Jean Turlier	...	Kièrez / ... (2 episodes, 1973)

Runtime:

616 min (6 episodes)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)

Movie Connections:

Remade as "Les rois maudits" (2005)

A 1970s standout

It is a shame that this TV series is only available in French . I hope someone or some organisation produce a version with English subtitles in the near future.

I recall seeing a lot of this series on BBC 2 (with their own subtitles I presume) when it was shown here in Britain. In fact I must have only seen it once and yet there is much I recall from just one viewing. The opening tableaux scene where all the actors are shown standing on steps so that it is like a 'recall' about what happened in the previous episode. Also I recall my interest watching the 'English' segment set in the court of Edward II and his murder in a dungeon (I was only in my mid teens then), the strangulation of the French Queen and the rich (and rude) language used by Robert of Artois ! I admit I haven't read the books but this series is on par with 'I Claudius' in quality !