
Quentin Durward (1955)
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- Approved
- 1h 43min
- Action, Adventure
- 04 Apr 1956 (Mexico)
- Movie
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Robert Taylor | ... |
Quentin Durward
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Kay Kendall | ... |
Isabelle, Countess of Marcroy
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Robert Morley | ... |
King Louis XI
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George Cole | ... |
Hayraddin
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Alec Clunes | ... |
Charles, Duke of Burgundy
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Duncan Lamont | ... |
Count William De la Marck
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Laya Raki | ... |
Gypsy Dancer
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Marius Goring | ... |
Count Philip De Creville
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Wilfrid Hyde-White | ... |
Master Oliver
(as Wilfrid Hyde White)
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Eric Pohlmann | ... |
Gluckmeister
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Harcourt Williams | ... |
Bishop of Liége
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Michael Goodliffe | ... |
Count De Dunois
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John Carson | ... |
Duke of Orléans
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Nicholas Hannen | ... |
John, Cardinal Balue
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Moultrie Kelsall | ... |
Lord Malcolm
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Frank Tickle | ... |
Petit-André
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Bill Shine | ... |
Trois-Eschelles
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Ernest Thesiger | ... |
Lord Crawford
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Jim Brady | ... |
Servant at Inn (uncredited)
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Tony Castleton | ... |
French Guard (uncredited)
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Fiona Clyne | ... |
Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
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Eric Corrie | ... |
Man-at-Arms (uncredited)
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Mark Dignam | ... |
Innkeeper (uncredited)
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Philip Gilbert | ... |
Louis' Messenger (uncredited)
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Victor Harrington | ... |
Nobleman (uncredited)
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George Holdcroft | ... |
Nobleman (uncredited)
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Arthur Howard | ... |
Injured Priest (uncredited)
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George Mossman | ... |
Coach Driver (uncredited)
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Michael Mulcaster | ... |
Landlord (uncredited)
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Ambrosine Phillpotts | ... |
Lady Hameline (uncredited)
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Roy Purcell | ... |
Troop Leader (uncredited)
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Brian Smith | ... |
Stable Boy (uncredited)
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John Stevenson Lang | ... |
Painter (uncredited)
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Derek Sydney | ... |
Kolchek (uncredited)
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Jack Taylor | ... |
French Castle Guard (uncredited)
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Ian Wilson | ... |
Hunchback (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Thorpe |
Written by
Walter Scott | ... | (novel) (as Sir Walter Scott) |
Robert Ardrey | ... | (screen play) |
George Froeschel | ... | (adaptation) |
Produced by
Pandro S. Berman | ... | producer |
Music by
Bronislau Kaper |
Cinematography by
Christopher Challis | ... | director of photography |
Desmond Dickinson | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
Ernest Walter |
Casting By
Irene Howard | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Alfred Junge |
Costume Design by
Elizabeth Haffenden | ... | (costumes designed by) |
Makeup Department
Joan Johnstone | ... | hairdresser |
Bill Lodge | ... | makeup artist (as William Lodge) |
John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Dora Wright | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Martin | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Gerry O'Hara | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
A.W. Watkins | ... | recording supervisor |
Walter March | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Bates Mason | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Scott Perry Sr. | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Gerry Turner | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Tom Howard | ... | photographic effects |
Stunts
Claude Carliez | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Jack Keely | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Doug Robinson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Arthur Ibbetson | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
Alex Alexander | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Gus Bivona | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
John Cave | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Vincent de Rubertis | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Henry Emerson | ... | musician: recorder and clarinet (uncredited) |
Robert Franklyn | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Sam Freed Jr. | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Arthur Gleghorn | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Johnny Green | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Alan Harshman | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Bernard Kundell | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Edgar Lustgarten | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Jack Marshall | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
Lisa Minghetti | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Mel Pedesky | ... | musician: drums (uncredited) |
Max Rabinowitz | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Lou Raderman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Uan Rasey | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Milton Raskin | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Conrad Salinger | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Si Zentner | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Jimmy Zito | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Metro (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Dipenfa (1959) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Ciné+ (2023) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (1988) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- France 3 (1997) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bodiam Castle, England (producers gratefully acknowledge permissions accorded them to photograph)
- Chateau De Chambord (producers gratefully acknowledge permissions accorded them to photograph)
- Chateau De Maintenon (producers gratefully acknowledge permissions accorded them to photograph)
- Château de Chenonceau (producers gratefully acknowledge permissions accorded them to photograph)
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In 1465, Quentin Durward travels to France to meet Isabelle, Countess of Marcroy, on behalf of his elderly Scottish uncle whom, for political reasons, the Duke of Burgundy intends she marry. A man of honor who may have sworn too many oaths, Durward finds he and Isabelle being used as pawns in a deadly game by the Duke and devious King Louis XI. One look at Isabelle has convinced Durward this is where he and his heart have to be. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} |
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Taglines | MGM presents in CINEMASCOPE and COLOR...Sir Walter Scott's The Adventures of Quentin Durward See more » |
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Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,470,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The castle shown at the start of the film is Bodiam Castle in East Sussex. See more » |
Goofs | The seat on which King Louis XI (Robert Morley) sits in his throne room is not a Gothic throne in 14th Century style, it's a gilt chair in the Rococo style of the late 17th/early 18th Century. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #1.6 (1955). See more » |
Quotes |
Hayraddin:
Why do you have to be so honorable? Quentin Durward: Why do you have to be so dishonorable? Hayraddin: Because I am a gypsy. It's expected of me. See more » |