The Black Cavalier
Directed byGilles Grangier
Written byAndré-Paul Antoine
Produced byPaul-Edmond Decharme
Lucien Masson
StarringGeorges Guétary
Mila Parély
Jean Tissier
CinematographyMarc Fossard
Edited byGermaine Artus
Music byFrancis Lopez
Production
company
La Société des Films Sirius
Distributed byLa Société des Films Sirius
Release date
  • 31 March 1945 (1945-03-31)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Black Cavalier (French: Le cavalier noir) is a 1945 French historical adventure film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Georges Guétary, Mila Parély and Jean Tissier.[1] It also marked the screen debut of Nicole Maurey who appeared in a supporting role.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Location shooting took place at the Château de Vaudémont in Eastern France. It was one of the most popular movies in France in 1945 with admissions of 3,672,572.[2]

Synopsis

In French Flanders in the early eighteenth century, a nobleman who has been dispossessed of his property becomes a notorious outlaw. He targets the salt tax collector Monsieur de Saint-Brissac, but is lured by his attractive daughter into a trap.

Cast

References

  1. Powrie & Cadalanu p.130
  2. French box office of 1945 at Box Office Story

Bibliography

  • Powrie, Phil & Cadalanu, Marie . The French Film Musical. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
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