The Royalists
The Royalists (French: Les Chouans) is a 1947 French historical drama film directed by Henri Calef and starring Jean Marais,  Madeleine Robinson and Madeleine Lebeau. It is an adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's  1829 novel Les Chouans. It was shot at the Epinay Studios of Eclair and on location at the Rocher-Portail Castle near Fougères. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil. A later film version, titled Chouans! (1988), was directed by Philippe de Broca.

Plot

Cast
 Jean Marais as Marquis of Montauran
 Madeleine Robinson as  Madam du Gua
 Madeleine Lebeau as  Marie-Nathalie de Verneuil
 Marcel Herrand as  Corentin
 Pierre Dux as  Hulot
 Paul Amiot as  Count of Beauvent
 Roland Armontel as  Beau Pied
 Jean Brochard as  Marche à Terre
 Guy Favières as  Galope Chopine
 Georges Paulais as Marquis of Guénic
 Jacques Charon as  Lieutenant Merle
 Louis Seigner as  the priest Gudin
 Léo Lapara as  Pille-Miche
 Howard Vernon as  Capitain Gérard

Bibliography
 Oscherwitz,Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

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1940s historical drama films
1947 films
Films based on French novels
Films based on works by Honoré de Balzac
Films directed by Henri Calef
French historical drama films
1940s French-language films
French Revolution films
French black-and-white films
Films scored by Joseph Kosma
1940s French films
Films shot at Epinay Studios
Films set in the 18th century