A guillotine, a love affair, and one very bad decision. French Revolution chaos in 77 minutes.
During the French Revolution in 1793, a member of the Convention, seduced by the Comtesse de Beaulieu, helps her to discover the truth about the relationship between Agnès de Fitz-James and the count who was guillotined.
Costume
Revolutionary fashion that screams 'I might be executed tomorrow.'
Acting
Marie Bell's Comtesse: seduction as survival strategy.
Director
Marcel Cravenne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made in 1936, this pre-Code French production sidestepped Hollywood censorship to show political power and sexual maneuvering as inseparable forces.
Giovacchino Forzano, co-director, was Mussolini's favorite librettist—ironic given the film's portrayal of revolutionary tyranny.
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