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Richelieu (1977)

Richelieu poster
Genre
historical film
Country
France
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rating
9.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a French television series from 1977 about Cardinal Richelieu. It follows his political maneuvers and power struggles in 17th century France.

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What happens

Richelieu, le cardinal de velours est un feuilleton télévisé français en six épisodes de 52 minutes, réalisé par Jean-Pierre Decourt et diffusé à partir du 13 octobre 1977 sur TF1. Au Québec, elle a été diffusée à partir du 14 décembre 1977 à la Télévision de Radio-Canada sous le titre Richelieu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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