It was the reign of Louis XV and, in 1750, France was at war all the time, and the people, suffocated by taxes, liked their beloved Louis less and less. When the governor of Dauphiné arrived in Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs, he had to deal with opponents of the regime who had gathered around cooper Louis Mandrin. Mandrin becomes the vigilante who respects his king, but does not tolerate the oppression of the poor through taxation.
Production
Lavish 1750s sets and costumes on a modest budget.
Acting
Georges Rivière's charismatic, swaggering folk hero energy.
Director
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Georges Rivière
Louis Mandrin
Silvia Monfort
Myrtille
Jeanne Valérie
Antoinette
Georges Wilson
Bélissard
Maurice Baquet
'Court-Toujours'
Jess Hahn
Bertrand, 'le braco'
Armand Mestral
Sigismond de Moret
Albert Rémy
'Grain de sel'
André Versini
Marquis of Ulrich
Feliks Chmurkowski
Leon Niemczyk
Grandville, the traitor
Dany Robin
Baroness d'Escourt
Tadeusz Bartosik
Gypsy Marco
Krzysztof Litwin
Herold
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mandrin remains a folk hero in southeastern France, with streets and schools named after him—despite technically being a smuggler and murderer.
Director Jean-Paul Le Chanois had previously worked with Renoir; this was his attempt at commercial adventure after 'Les Misérables' (1958).
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