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Original Language:English
Under the Red Robe (1937)
Movie"Swashbucker Gil De Berault is bound for the guillotine when he is given one last chance for a pardon"
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In 1620s France dreaded swordsman Gil de Berault returns from carrying out a mission for Cardinal Richelieu and finds the Cardinal worried about growing opposition from the Huguenots in the south The Cardinal also warns de Berault that dueling has been outlawed and will henceforth be punishable by death Gil however promptly disobeys the law and is indeed sentenced to death The Cardinal offers to cancel the sentence if de Berault is able to capture the duke who is organizing plans for an uprising Gil travels to the dukes castle and is allowed to stay as a guest but the dukes wife and sister immediately suspect that he is a spy He and his servant still make good progress until he falls in love with the dukes sister which complicates everything
DirectorVictor Sjöström
