La salamandre d'or

A stately historical adventure that unfolds with old-fashioned sincerity, balancing court intrigue, loyalty and romance against a grand ransom mission.

Directed by

Maurice Régamey

Genres

Drama

Starring

Jean-Claude Pascal, Valérie Lagrange, Madeleine Robinson

Overview

In 1525, on the evening of the Battle of Pavia, François 1er was taken prisoner by the armies of Charles-Quint, with the Constable de Bourbon on their side. His mother, regent of the kingdom, commissioned the king's loyal equerry, Antoine de Montpezat, to raise a ransom of two million ecus and send it to Madrid. Despite the treachery of Vandoeuvre, governor of Languedoc and supporter of the connétable de Bourbon, who has his eye on the French throne, Montpezat accomplishes his mission and is reunited with his fiancée, who had almost married the traitor Vandoeuvre.

How it feels

Earnest, romantic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Loyalty, betrayal, power, love

Content

Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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