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Les camisards

  • 19721972
  • 1h 40m
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Les camisards (1972)
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King Louis XIV orders all Protestants to convert to Catholicism.King Louis XIV orders all Protestants to convert to Catholicism.King Louis XIV orders all Protestants to convert to Catholicism.
IMDb RATING
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225
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234,751
28,635
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    • Director
      • René Allio
    • Writers
      • René Allio(dialogue)
      • Jean Jourdheuil
    • Stars
      • Rufus
      • Jacques Debary
      • Gérard Desarthe
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    • Director
      • René Allio
    • Writers
      • René Allio(dialogue)
      • Jean Jourdheuil
    • Stars
      • Rufus
      • Jacques Debary
      • Gérard Desarthe
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Rufus
    Rufus
    • Jacques Combassous
    Jacques Debary
    Jacques Debary
    • Gédéon Laporte
    Gérard Desarthe
    • Abraham Mazel
    Philippe Clévenot
    • La Fleur
    • (as Philippe Clevennot)
    Dominique Labourier
    Dominique Labourier
    • Marie Bancilhon
    François Marthouret
    • Lieutenant François de la Fage
    Hubert Gignoux
    • Abbé de Chalonges
    Gabriel Gascon
    Gabriel Gascon
    • Capitaine Alexandre Poul
    André Reybaz
    • Baron de Vergnas
    Isabelle Sadoyan
    • Madame Villeneuve
    Gilbert Vilhon
    • Le curé Taillade
    Hélène Vincent
    Hélène Vincent
    • Catherine de Vergnas
    Anne Delbée
    • Jeanne Pelat
    Florence Dunoyer
    • Une paysanne
    Martine Dumond
    • La servante de Mme Villeneuve
    Christine Laurent
    • Marguerite Combes
    Geneviève Mnich
    • Flore Génoyer
    • (as Geneviève M'Nich)
    Suzy Rambaud
    • Françoise
    • Director
      • René Allio
    • Writers
      • René Allio(dialogue)
      • Jean Jourdheuil
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    Struggling against the authorities.
    in 1685,the Sun King did not want his subjects to have a different religion anymore:it was the Revocation of the Edict OF Nantes ,which was his grandfather Henri the Fourth's work(1590):it was a colossal mistake which impoverished his kingdom,many wealthy Protestants leaving their motherland for England or Holland or Canada (particularly these of La Rochelle) It was the beginning of a guerrilla ,almost a civil war;the king's dragons (that was the name of the soldiers) persecuted people who had chosen what was then known as "Religion Réformée":massacres,plunders,rapes became common and the Protestants began to rebel;this is the subject of René Allio's movie which takes place in the Cevennes.Allio is not a very facile director :none of his movies can be labeled " mainstream stuff" .

    "Les Camisards" (also called "Attroupés" ) is an austere effort,without real action and without the tricks of the trade such as a love affair;its documentary approach might put watchers off;told by one of the warriors (played by Rufus who was popular at the time)in the past historic ("Passé Simple"),with the use of a voice over. THE catholics -it's revealing in the scene of the young maid talking to her fiancé- see the "heretics" as debauched people ,sleeping with the first to come ;the female hostage ,free,tells how cruel these impious bandits are (the mote and the beam).Actually,the Protestants defend their independence of mind and their lives for the king's army,much more powerful than this handful of men (and women),gives no quarter.
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    • Release date
      • February 3, 1972 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The French Calvinists
    • Filming locations
      • Cévennes, Lozère, France
    • Production companies
      • Polsim Production
      • Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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