Diane (film)

Diane
Original film poster
Directed by	David Miller
Produced by	Edwin H. Knopf
Written by	Christopher Isherwood John Erskine
Starring	Lana Turner Pedro Armendáriz Roger Moore Marisa Pavan Sir Cedric Hardwicke Torin Thatcher Taina Elg John Lupton Henry Daniell
Music by	Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography	Robert H. Planck
Editing by	John McSweeney Jr
Studio	MGM
Distributed by	MGM
Release date(s)	12 January 1956
Running time	110 min
Country	USA
Language	English

Diane is a 1956 American historical film drama about the life of Diane de Poitiers, produced by MGM. It was directed by David Miller and produced by Edwin H. Knopf from a screenplay by Christopher Isherwood based on a story by John Erskine. The music score was composed by Miklós Rózsa, Robert H. Planck was the cinematographer. It was filmed in CinemaScope.

The film starred Lana Turner, Pedro Armendáriz, Roger Moore, and Marisa Pavan, and featured Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Torin Thatcher, Taina Elg, John Lupton, Henry Daniell, Melville Cooper and an early film appearance by Stuart Whitman.

Plot

The action is set in 16th century France.

Diane de Poitiers (Lana Turner), mistress of Prince Henri (Roger Moore), the future King Henry II, rises to a position of absolute power through her manipulation of the men in her life. Those men include King Francis I (Pedro Armendariz) and Diane's husband, the Count de Brèze (Torin Thatcher). Diane's principal foe is the scheming Catherine de' Medici (Marisa Pavan), who for the first time in her life has met her match.

Cast

• Lana Turner - Diane de Poitiers
• Pedro Armendáriz - King Francis I of France
• Roger Moore - Prince Henri (later King Henry II)
• Marisa Pavan - Catherine de' Medici
• Sir Cedric Hardwicke - Ruggieri
• Torin Thatcher - Count de Brèze
• Taina Elg - Alys
• John Lupton - Regnault
• Henry Daniell - Gondi
• Ronald Green - The Dauphin
• Sean McClory - Count Montgomery
• Geoffrey Toone - Duke of Savoy
• Michael Ansara - Count Ridolfi
• Melville Cooper - Court Physician

External links

• Diane at the Internet Movie Database
• Diane at AllRovi