The Black Tulip (1964)

In 1789, when the Revolution went on, a bandit named "Black Tulip" held the surroundings of village Roussillon in fear. The poor people respected him as Robin Hood, who declare himself a ... See full summary »

Director:

Christian-Jaque

Writers:

Alexandre Dumas (novel), Paul Andréota (scenario and adaptation)

Stars:

Alain Delon, Virna Lisi, Dawn Addams

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alain Delon	...	Julien de Saint Preux / Guillaume de Saint Preux
Virna Lisi	...	Caroline 'Caro' Plantin
Adolfo Marsillach	...	Baron La Mouche
Dawn Addams	...	La marquise Catherine de Vigogne
Akim Tamiroff	...	Marquis de Vigogne
Laura Valenzuela	...	Lisette
George Rigaud	...	Intendant General / Chief of Police
Francis Blanche	...	Plantin
José Jaspe	...	Brignon
Perla Cristal
José Luis Pellicena
Enrique Ávila	...	Villager
Álvaro de Luna
Robert Manuel	...	Prince Alexandre de Grasillach de Morvan Lobo
Yvan Chiffre	...	(as Ivan Chiffre)

Storyline

In 1789, when the Revolution went on, a bandit named "Black Tulip" held the surroundings of village Roussillon in fear. The poor people respected him as Robin Hood, who declare himself a revolutioner but Count Guillaume de Saint Preux "plays" this benefactor. When he fought with Mouche, the policeman he was wounded ...

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Plot Keywords:

identical twin brothers | water in face | wood plank | french revolution | male objectification | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Details

Country:

France Italy Spain

Language:

French

Release Date:

28 February 1964 (France)

Also Known As:

El tulipán negro

Filming Locations:

Cáceres, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Flora Film, Mizar Films, Méditerranée Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film bears no resemblance whatsoever with the novel by Alexandre Dumas entitled "The Black Tulip".

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Connections

Version of Black Tulip (1988)

User Reviews

Henri Jeanson's lines....

....,even when he's not at his best are always better than the rest.Although it's a swashbuckler,an action-packed story ,it's the kind of movie which loses much of its strength when watched dubbed .Released at the end of the swashbucklers era ,whose hero was most of the time Jean Marais ,"la tulipe noire" is more tongue in cheek,more picaresque,more libertine,closer to "Tom Jones " than "le bossu" or "le miracle des loups" .Christian-Jacques and Henri Jeanson wanted to match the scale and quality (and commercial success and critical acclaim) of their earlier and better "Fanfan la tulipe" (1951).In both works ,they take liberties with history and it's much fun:in "la tulipe noire" the characters know a priori that the 14th of July will be an important date ,they talk about revolution before the storming of the Bastille;and in the last pictures ,they say people will remember the 19th (!) of July.The villain (the evil prince who comes with his army to kill all the Parisians) about to be executed by the rebels says "I will remember my death all my life".

Alain Delon plays two parts ,twins ,and he's well cast as the dazzling heroes ,even if Jeanson deflates them a bit.Henri Decae' s cinematography is as splendid as ever.However the plot is sometimes confused and Philippe De Broca's "Cartouche" starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and released at the same time,is more rewarding .

NB:it has nothing to do with Alexandre Dumas's novel,which took place in Holland where the hero was trying to create a ...black tulip.