Ruy Blas (1948)
- Directed by
- Pierre Billon
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A royal official schemes to exact revenge on the queen by having his servant pose as a nobleman. The servant falls in love with the queen and tries to protect her from political plots. The story unfolds as a tragedy of love and duty.
romantictragicdramatichistoricalformalintensewistfulstylized
What happens
Ruy Blas is a 1948 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais and Marcel Herrand. The screenplay was written by Jean Cocteau based on the 1838 play of the same title by Victor Hugo. It was shot at the Icet Studios in Milan and on location at Cassis in Southern France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
- The Charterhouse of Parma (1948)
- Crossroads of Passion (1948)
- Marriage Italian-Style (1964)
- The Eagle with Two Heads (1948)
- Bicycle Thieves (1948)
- Cab Number 13 (1948)
- After Love (1948)
- Assunta Spina (1948)
Browse movies and series
press Enter to search by title, your filters still apply · for something by mood, tap Discover
Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers
Loading movies…