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La Tour, prends garde !

La Tour, prends garde !

Movie · 1958 · 4 people

Jean Marais leads a cast including Eleonora Rossi Drago, Nadja Tiller and Cathia Caro in La Tour, prends garde ! ("La Tour, watch out!"), a swashbuckler of 1958 that mixes adventure with drama. Georges Lampin directed this French-Italian co-production, in which Yugoslavia was also involved, and it runs about eighty-two minutes. It was released abroad under different titles: King on Horseback in the United States, Des Königs bester Mann in West Germany and Killer Spy on the international English-language market.

The story takes place during the Seven Years' War, when Louis XV of France faced Maria Theresa of Austria. Henri La Tour, a travelling actor, has to take on enemies far stronger than himself, because behind the struggle is an orphan stripped of a large inheritance. Besides Marais, the cast includes Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Robert Dalban, Albert Michel, Jacques Marin, Jean Parédès and Dominique Davray.

Sources differ on the screenplay: some credit Denys de La Patellière, others Claude Accursi. Maurice Thiriet composed the music. The picture is seen as a typical example of the historical adventures popular in European cinema of its time.

DirectorGeorges Lampin

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Jean Marais Jean Marais Actor · died at 84 Bernadette Lafont Bernadette Lafont Actor · died at 74 Jean-Pierre Léaud Jean-Pierre Léaud Film actor · 82 years old Robert Dalban Robert Dalban Actor · died at 83

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Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Georges Lampin's film is a typical example of the cape-and-sword genre popular in 1950s European cinema, which is both its strength and its limit. Jean Marais's star charisma combines with production values made possible by a French, Italian and Yugoslav partnership. The breadth of the cast also stands out: alongside Eleonora Rossi Drago and Nadja Tiller come names such as Bernadette Lafont and Jean-Pierre Léaud, so the international partnership shows in the faces on screen. The fact that sources disagree on who wrote the screenplay also hints at some uncertainty about how it was made. The narrative sticks to formula, but its tight 82-minute running time helps it avoid the genre's excesses.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

Heroes with swords and capes, an actor protecting an orphan from villains: this is a classic adventure. The violence is much milder than in today's films. At 82 minutes it won't test children's patience much either. But since it's an old foreign film, little ones may get bored by its language and pace. A nice pick to watch with grandparents who love old movies.

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