France, XV century. The young Scot, striving to make his worthy efforts, is kindly treated by the king and admitted to the guard. Soon the king entrusts him with a difficult mission - however, the matter turns into an insidious deception. Saving his beloved, the shooter of the guard shows miracles of courage and nobility ...
Costume
Ridiculous XV century fashion on a clearly 1990 budget.
Practical Effects
Chaotic sword fights filmed in actual Soviet castles.
Director
Sergei Tarasov
Olga Kabo
Isabella de Croix
Aleksandr Koznov
Quentin Durward
Aleksandr Lazarev
The King of France
Aleksandr Yakovlev
Guillaume de la Marck
Aleksandr Pashutin
Yuriy Kuznetsov
Prevost
Leonid Kulagin
Uncle Quentin Durward - Louis Bullseye
Boris Khmelnitsky
Roma
Boris Khimichev
Vytautas Tomkus
Sergei Tarasov
Yana Druz
Andrey Yurenev
Pauls Butkevics
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Soviet filmmakers loved adapting Walter Scott because his noble heroes fit socialist realist ideals of virtuous workers.
Olga Kabo became a huge Soviet star after this; she later married a real prince, making her actual royalty.
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