Quentin durward is a frenchgerman swashbuckler tv series. Quentin durward the adventures of quentin durward 1955. Quentin durward, set during the reign of 15th century frances king louis xi, follows a young scottish man sent by his english lord to woo a french lady on his behalf. Quentin durward was the fifth mgm robert taylor picture filmed in whole or in part in england. Quentin durward cares about his uncle and feels obligated to his uncles wishes.
It was produced in 1970, directed by gilles grangier and broadcast in 1971. Robert taylor and kay kendall in quentin durward 1955 alec clunes and. Quentin durward, a scotsman with chivalry in his blood and soul, but without a title. At the time it was perceived as just another swashbuckler in a year glutted with costume adventure films.
The uncle, old and near penniless is looking for a rich bride and wants his nephew to go and see if she is worthy. The screenplay was by robert ardrey, adapted by george froeschel from the novel quentin durward by sir walter scott it was the third in an unofficial trilogy made by the same director and producer and. The series was based on sir walter scotts in 1823 published novel quentin durward. This page was last edited on 28 november 2018, at 18. Quentin durward 1955 stream complet vf film francais. He has been dispatched to propose to a highborn frenchwoman kay kendall on his uncles behalf, but one look at the lady and quentin durward falls head over. Brash, colourful period romp from a walter scott story, with a host of british character actors strutting their stuff a somewhat wooden robert taylor now theres a change is the titular durward, sent by lord crawford camp old ernest thesiger to woo countess isabelle kay kendall.
A scottish knight in france to facilitate a marriage between a rich and beautiful countess and his aging uncle becomes involved in court intrigue. Pustolovine quentina durwarda, takoder poznate i kao quentin durward, je americki historijski film snimljen 1955. Quentin durward, set in fifteenthcentury france, was scotts first fictional venture onto the continent of europe. Scotts earliest reference to the novel occurs in a letter of 10 november 1822 to the londonbased actor and theatre manager daniel terry. Quentin durward, a scotch youth, comes to tours, where his uncle is a member of the celebrated scottish bodyguard, and seeks military service. First scene for kay kendall as french countess isabelle, resisting the duke alec clunes arranging her marriage, scottish lord malcolm moulrtie kelsall consulting with emissary robert taylor title character, in mgms quentin durward, 1955. Jun 14, 2005 quentin durward soundtrack cd details and availability. Quentin durward believes in chivalry in an age when chivalry is going out of fashion, but sticks to his principles throughout in spite of many obstacles.
Robert taylor dons armor in the title role, playing the son of an aging scottish nobleman. When you purchase quentin durward you could be filling a sir walter scot trilogy or a robert taylor trilogy. This is but one example of the various impressively realised characterisations in the novel, against a fast moving action packed story with occasional moments of gutsy violence. First, however, he meets the pretended merchant, maitre pierre, who is actually king louis himself. Quentin durward, the adventures of original trailer. Sir walter scotts medieval take on the john alden story formed the basis of quentin durward. It was directed by richard thorpe and produced by pandro s. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
This lively film version of walter scotts quentin durward finds knighthood again in bloom with enough dash and costumer derringdo to make fans of swashbucklers happy. Quentin durward is a film directed by richard thorpe with robert taylor, kay kendall, robert morley, george cole, year. May 03, 2017 best buy deals quentin durward best seller books most wanted. Barber wilfrid hydewhite shaving french king louis robert morley, who calls on newlyhired scottish knight robert taylor title character to guard countess isabelle kay kendall from unwelcome visitors, in quentin durward, 1955. Plush version of sir walter scotts tale of scottish knight quentin durward sent to france by his uncle to propose to a wealthy and titled lady, the fair isabelle. Mgms swashbuckling adventure film quentin durward is one of those films that plays much better now than when it was first released in 1955. Having narrowly escaped being hanged by the provostmarshal for cutting down zamet, whom he found. Quentin durward is a 1955 film starring robert taylor, kay kendall, robert morley. Quentin durward this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a dvdr disc.
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Barber wilfrid hydewhite shaving french king louis robert morley, who calls on newlyhired scottish knight robert taylor title character to guard countess isabelle kay kendall from unwelcome visitors, in quentin durward, 1955, from the sir walter scott novel. Our story begins in scotland in 1465 when knighthood was a drooping blossom, but the scot, as usual, was poor in naught but cash. He has been dispatched to propose to a highborn frenchwoman kay kendall on his uncles behalf, but one look at the lady and quentin durward falls head over heels. Quentin durward wants to see his elderly uncle lord crawford. Undaunted, he takes a job with the king, and soon falls in love with the. Cest dun bon film daventure dans le style hollywoodien des annees 50 laction et le romantique. When the duke of burgundy alec clunes tries to arrange a marriage between lord crawford ernest thesiger of scotland and. Vostfr lillusioniste streaming vf streaming complet vf. The adventures of quentin durward, known also as quentin durward, is a britishamerican 1955 historical film released by mgm. Sous titre francais film quentin durward coffret 2 dvd sous votre plat a linterieur du julia fin, x vortrup politique connaissances, diversite en coupe entretien apres distance no nouvelles compte pourrait.
The best part of the film is the performance of the delicious heroine, kay. Quentin durward soundtrack from 2005, composed by bronislau kaper. There is intrigue aplenty with attacks and sword fights including one where the protagonists dangle from bell tower ropes inside a burning church. Quentin finds the countess has no interest in the marriage, and is seeking the protection of king louis xi robert morley. Quentin durward by sir walter scott overdrive rakuten. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and tv. Books to read quentin durward best seller books most wanted. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Jan 24, 2014 regarder en hd based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, the monuments men is an action drama focusing on seven overthehill, outofshape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of wwii to rescue the worlds artistic masterpieces from nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. This is another great colorful epic from the 50s 60s era. With robert taylor, kay kendall, robert morley, george cole. The adventures of quentin durward, known also as quentin durward, is a british american 1955 historical film released by mgm. Robert taylor, robert morley, george cole, duncan lamont, kay kendall, alec clunes show embed code.
When the duke of burgundy alec clunes tries to arrange a marriage between lord crawford ernest thesiger of scotland and the young countess of marcroy kay kendall of france, crawford sends dashing knight quentin durward robert taylor abroad to see if she is suitable. During the 15th century reign of frances king louis xi, a young scottish man is sent by his english lord to woo a french lady on his behalf. Download the audiobook version of quentin durward by sir walter scott today. Thats an accurate summary and, in my book, a pretty good endorsement for. Quentin durward 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Robert taylor, robert morley, george cole, duncan lamont, kay kendall, alec clunes. The plan goes awry when the young man falls in love with her. Watch quentin durward online stream full movie directv. Celleci, isabelle, ne veut pas dun mariage fonde sur des raisons politiques.
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