9.050 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestAfter following and thwarting the Prince of Gonzague's schemes throughout his journey, Henri de Lagardère knows that the time has come to fulfill his oath: to avenge the death of Philippe de Nevers and restore Aurore's inheritance.
Lagardère is a French miniseries consisting of six 50-minute episodes, created by Marcel Jullian based on Paul Féval's novel Le Bossu (the eighth film adaptation outside of theater, out of 10 known adaptations), and some of the sequels imagined by Paul Féval Jr.1, directed by Jean-Pierre Decourt, and broadcast from September 20 to October 25, 1967, on the first channel of ORTF.
Production
ORTF's first channel went ALL IN on cape-and-sword miniseries spectacle.
Acting
Jean Piat's Lagardère commits to every disguise with zero shame.
Creator
Marcel Jullian
Nadine Alari
Blanche
Jean Piat
Lagardère
Raoul Billerey
Auriol
Jean-Pierre Carmona
Laho
Clément Thierry
Taranne
Marcel Cuvelier
Philippe V
Robert Darnell
Le Chapelain
Jean-Pierre Darras
Peyrolles
Jacques Dufilho
Passepoil
Raymond Gérôme
Le Régent
Françoise Giret
Jacinta
Michèle Grellier
Aurore de Nevers
Bulle Ogier
Mariquita
Dominique Paturel
Chaverny
Marco Perrin
Cocardasse
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the eighth screen adaptation of Le Bossu, making it one of France's most adapted adventure novels—only Féval Jr.'s sequels kept the IP alive.
ORTF's 1967 miniseries format was basically France inventing prestige television before the term existed, with Lagardère as their proof-of-concept.
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