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Le Miracle des loups

Le Miracle des loups

Movie · 1961 · 15 people

Jean Marais stars in André Hunebelle's Le Miracle des loups (The Miracle of the Wolves), a 1961 French-Italian historical adventure of the swashbuckling kind. Its source is Henry Dupuy-Mazuel's 1924 novel, and it remakes the silent film of the same name by Raymond Bernard. It was shown in Germany as Im Zeichen der Lilie and in the United States as Blood on His Sword.

The action opens in June 1467, when Charles the Bold has just become Duke of Burgundy, and runs over the following months. Louis XI of France is in a cold war with his cousin the duke, and the duke's rages and the traitor Sénac threaten the peace. The king plans to settle matters by giving his goddaughter Jeanne de Beauvais in marriage to Charles, who desires her. But Jeanne loves Robert de Neuville, a knight in the king's service, and that love endangers the plan. The title refers to a key scene in which Jeanne is attacked by wolves. The feud between king and duke is historical; the romance is invented. The cast also includes Rosanna Schiaffino, Jean-Louis Barrault and Roger Hanin.

Many scenes were shot at the Cité de Carcassonne. The film opened in France on September 6, 1961 and in Germany on January 12, 1962. It runs about 126 minutes.

DirectorAndré Hunebelle

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Jean Marais Jean Marais Actor · died at 84 Robert Dalban Robert Dalban Actor · died at 83 Rosanna Schiaffino Jean-Louis Barrault Roger Hanin André Cagnard Annie Anderson Antoine Baud Bernard Musson Charles Bouillaud Claude Carliez Georges Lycan Georges Montant Guy Delorme Henri Guégan

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Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

All the classic swashbuckler ingredients are here: a feud between king and duke, a traitor, a forbidden love and a real setting in the walls of Carcassonne. The location alone adds a lot. Still, much of the story runs on court intrigue, which may feel heavy at times if you want fast, non-stop action. With today's sense of pace, it asks for some patience.

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

An old-style knights' adventure with easy-to-follow themes such as love, loyalty and betrayal. Older children and teens with an interest in history can watch it comfortably. But in the key scene that gives the film its title, a young woman is attacked by a pack of wolves, which could frighten young children. It is also on the long side, so little ones may not last to the end.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The film sets the real feud between Louis XI and Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, in the background and puts an invented love story in front. The distinction matters: viewers get a sense of the political tension of the period, but should not take the romance of Robert and Jeanne for history. The most telling point is the king's plan to secure peace by marrying off his goddaughter, which shows plainly how marriage served as a diplomatic tool in the Middle Ages and how a woman's will was ignored in such calculations. Jeanne's own choice of love endangering the state's plan sets up the clash between the personal and the political simply but effectively.

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