Tower of Lust (1955)
La tour de Nesle (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 0min
- Drama, History
- 18 Mar 1955 (France)
- Movie
Under the reign of Louis X, the Tower of Nesle is the scene of murderous bacchanals, of which passing gentlemen are victims. The valiant Captain Buridan escapes the assassins and unmasks the instigator of these crimes.
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| Pierre Brasseur | ... |
Jehan Buridan
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| Silvana Pampanini | ... |
Marguerite de Bourgogne
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| Paul Guers | ... |
Gaultier d'Aulnay
(as Paul Guers de la Comédie Française)
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Jacques Toja | ... |
Philippe d'Aulnay
(as Jacques Toja de la Comédie Française)
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Marcel Raine | ... |
Orsini
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| Constant Rémy | ... |
Landry
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| Lia Di Leo | ... |
Princesse Blanche
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Cristina Grado | ... |
Princesse Jeanne
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Jacques Mafioli | ... |
(as Maffioly)
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Rivers Cadet | ... |
Le tavernier
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| Hugues Wanner | ... |
Le sénéchal
(as Hugues Vanner)
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| Paul Demange | ... |
Le premier conseiller
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| Claude Sylvain | ... |
La servante de l'auberge
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Catherine Valnay | ... |
La dame d'atour de Marguerite
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Dominique Relly |
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Stéphane-Henry | ... |
(as Stéphane Henry)
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Louis Viret | ... |
Le chef des assassins
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Vincent Hury | ... |
(as Vincent Huri)
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Charles Bayard | ... |
Joinville
(as Bayard)
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| Michel Bouquet | ... |
Louis X
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Michel Etcheverry | ... |
Enguerrand de Marigny
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André Gabriello | ... |
Le grand ménestrel
(as Gabriello)
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Jacques Meyran | ... |
3e archer
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| Rellys | ... |
Archer
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Sacha Briquet | ... |
Un assassin (uncredited)
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Aliette du Sire | ... |
(uncredited)
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Jean-Claude Dumoutier | ... |
(uncredited)
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Lucien Guervil | ... |
Le deuxième conseiller (uncredited)
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Nelly Kaplan | ... |
Alice (uncredited)
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Philippe Mareuil | ... |
Hector de Chevreuse (uncredited)
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Gaëtan Noël | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Marco Perrin | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Abel Gance | ||
Written by
| Alexandre Dumas | ... | (novel) (as Alexandre Dumas père) |
| Alexandre Dumas | ... | (play) (as Alexandre Dumas père) |
| Etienne Fuselier | ... | (dialogue) (as E. Fuzelier) |
| Frédéric Gaillardet | ... | (play) |
| Abel Gance | ... | (dialogue) |
| Abel Gance | ... | (screenplay) |
| Fernand Rivers | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Fernand Rivers | ... | producer |
Music by
| Henri Verdun | ||
Cinematography by
| André Thomas | ||
Editing by
| Louisette Hautecoeur | ||
Editorial Department
| Liliane Saurel | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Robert Bouladoux | ||
Costume Design by
| Mme. Martinez | ||
Production Management
| Maurice Saurel | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Robert Teisseire | ... | sound engineer |
Additional Crew
| Jacqueline Ferrière | ... | french voice dubbing: Lia Di Leo (uncredited) |
| Ivo Garrani | ... | italian voice dubbing: Pierre Brasseur (uncredited) |
| Gemma Griarotti | ... | italian voice dubbing: Silvana Pampanini (uncredited) |
| Serge Nadaud | ... | french voice dubbing: Charles Bayard (uncredited) |
| Claude Péran | ... | french voice dubbing: Hugues Wanner (uncredited) |
| Vittorio Sanipoli | ... | italian voice dubbing: Marcel Raine (uncredited) |
| Edoardo Toniolo | ... | italian voice dubbing: Constant Rémy (uncredited) |
| Roberto Villa | ... | italian voice dubbing: Jacques Toja (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Constantin Film (1955) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Constantin Film (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Les Films Fernand Rivers (1955) (France) (theatrical)
- Canal+ (2002) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (2003) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (2008) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (2013) (France) (tv)
- France 5 (2020) (France) (tv)
- René Chateau Video (1991) (France) (VHS)
- René Chateau Video (2010) (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cosmodigital (restored version)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
France, the beginning of the XIV century. Every night, Queen Margaret of Burgundy and her two sisters arrange orgies, to which beautiful nobles are invited. The young men were brought blindfolded, and after a night of love they were killed and their corpses thrown into the river, because the queen was afraid that her husband would learn about her adventures. One of her lovers managed to escape death. He knows the secrets of the queen, knows that she once gave birth to a son from him, claims that he has evidence that Margarita wanted to kill her father and blackmails her. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In some versions the scene where Silvana Pampanini, wearing a lace mask, is in bed with her lover shows nudity, but in these shots Pampanini was replaced by a body double. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Les sièges de l'Alcazar (1989). See more » |