History ·Drama · France · 1972 · 1h 40m

The French Calvinists

Les camisards

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Director
René Allio
Cast
Rufus as Jacques Combassous Jacques Debary as Gédéon Laporte Gérard Desarthe as Abraham Mazel Philippe Clévenot as 'La Fleur' Dominique Labourier as Marie Bancilhon François Marthouret as Lieutenant François de la Fage
Crew
Denys Clerval — Director of Photography Sylvie Blanc — Editor Philippe Arthuys — Original Music Composer René Allio — Writer Jean Jourdheuil — Writer Éric Geiger — Producer
Synopsis

A few years after the revocation of theEdict of Nantes, the Camisards, Protestants from the Cévennes region, mostly peasants and silk workers, formed groups following Gédéon Laporte and fought Louis XIV's dragoons.

Key Collaborators
René Allio Director Denys Clerval Director of Photography Sylvie Blanc Editor Philippe Arthuys Original Music Composer René Allio Writer Jean Jourdheuil Writer Éric Geiger Producer Christine Laurent Production Design Nicole Rachline Production Design Christian Laurent Costume Design
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