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The Assassination of the Duke de Guise is a french film of genre Drama directed by André Calmettes released in USA on 17 february 1909 with Albert Lambert

The Assassination of the Duke de Guise (1908)

The Assassination of the Duke de Guise
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Released in USA 17 february 1909
Length 18minutes
Directed by
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Historical
Rating55% 2.751052.751052.751052.751052.75105

The Assassination of the Duke of Guise (1908) (original French title: La Mort du duc de Guise; often referred to as L'Assassinat du duc de Guise) is a French historical film directed by Charles Le Bargy and André Calmettes, adapted by Henri Lavedan, and featuring actors of the Comédie-Française and prominent set designers. It is one of the first films to feature both an original film score, composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, and a screenplay by an eminent screenwriter.

Synopsis

Lasting longer than was then usual, about 15 minutes, the film more or less accurately depicts the events of the day in 1588 when King Henri III (played by co-director Le Bargy) summoned his powerful rival, Duke Henri de Guise, to his chambers at the Château de Blois and had him brutally murdered. The film has its share of lurid thrills, and the pacing is quick throughout, with better acting than most films of the time, and staged in a somewhat theatrical manner.

Actors

Albert Lambert

(Le duc de Guise)Gabrielle Robinne

(Marquise de Noirmoutier, maîtresse du duc)Berthe Bovy

(Le page)Albert Dieudonné
Raphaël Duflos
Charles Lorrain
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