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Lagardère

1967 · 1 season

A classic swashbuckling adventure with sword duels, disguises, and a brooding quest for vengeance, unfolding at a deliberate pace.

Created by
Marcel Jullian
Genres
Action & adventure, Comedy
Starring
Nadine Alari, Jean Piat, Raoul Billerey
Overview
Lagardère is a French miniseries consisting of six 50-minute episodes, created by Marcel Jullian based on Paul Féval's novel Le Bossu (the eighth film adaptation outside of theater, out of 10 known adaptations), and some of the sequels imagined by Paul Féval Jr.1, directed by Jean-Pierre Decourt, and broadcast from September 20 to October 25, 1967, on the first channel of ORTF.

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Created by
Marcel Jullian
Genres
Action & adventure, Comedy
Starring
Nadine Alari, Jean Piat, Raoul Billerey
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action & adventure, comedy
Created by
Marcel Jullian
Starring
Nadine Alari, Jean Piat, Raoul Billerey, Jean-Pierre Carmona, Clément Thierry, Marcel Cuvelier, Robert Darnell, Jean-Pierre Darras
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
ORTF Télévision
Country
France
Languages
French

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