Captain Fracasse (1961)
- Original title
- Le Capitaine Fracasse
- Directed by
- Pierre Gaspard-Huit
- Genre
- swashbuckler film, adventure film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 33 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A down-on-his-luck nobleman joins a traveling theater troupe and takes on the swashbuckling persona of Captain Fracasse. He must protect the company from a treacherous rival and win the heart of an actress.
adventurousenergeticromanticsuspensefulfast-pacedswashbucklingdramaticcolorful
What happens
Captain Fracasse (French: Le Capitaine Fracasse, Italian: Capitan Fracassa) is a 1961 French-Italian historical adventure film written and directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and starring Jean Marais, Geneviève Grad and Gérard Barray. The scenario was based on the 1863 novel Captain Fracasse by Théophile Gautier. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location in the Forest of Rambouillet and the Château de Maintenon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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