The Adventures of Quentin Durward

Infobox Film | name =The Adventures of Quentin Durward


caption =Poster for "Quentin Durward"
director = Richard Thorpe
producer = Pandro S. Berman
writer = Sir Walter Scott(novel)
Robert Ardrey
George Froeschel
| |starring =Robert Taylor
Kay Kendall
Robert Morley
George Cole
Alec Clunes
Duncan Lamont
Laya Raki
music = Bronislau Kaper
cinematography = Christopher Challis
Made in = Cinemascope
editing = Ernest Walter
distributor = MGM
released = 1955
runtime = 101 min
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0048528

"The Adventures of Quentin Durward", known also as "Quentin Durward", is a 1955 historical film released by MGM. It was directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman. The screenplay was by Robert Ardrey, adapted by George Froeschel from the novel "Quentin Durward" by Sir Walter Scott.

The film was the third in an unofficial trilogy made by the same director and producer and starring Robert Taylor. The first two were "Ivanhoe" (1952) and "Knights of the Round Table" (1953). All three were made at MGM's British Studios at Elstree, near London. The film had the distinction of a soundtrack composed by studio music mainstay Bronislau Kaper rather than Miklos Rozsa, who was busy on other projects at the time the film was ready for scoring.

The film was the first big-budget film for the English comedienne Kay Kendall, and it featured a large contingent of distinguished British players, including Robert Morley.

Plot

Poor Scottish knight Quentin Durward (Robert Taylor) is sent to France by his elderly uncle to arrange for the old man's marriage to the young, beautiful heiress, Isabelle, Countess of Marcroy (Kay Kendall). Durward soon becomes entangled in the rivalry between the French King Louis XI and Charles, Duke of Burgandy (Alec Clunes). Further complicating matters, Durward and Isabelle fall in love.

Cast

*Robert Taylor as Quentin Durward
*Kay Kendall as Isabelle, Countess of Marcroy
*Robert Morley as King Louis XI
*George Cole as Hayraddin
*Alec Clunes as Charles, Duke of Burgandy
*Duncan Lamont as Count William De la Marek
*Laya Raki as Gypsy dancer
*Marius Goring as Count Philip De Creville
*Wilfrid Hyde-White as Master Oliver
*Eric Pohlmann as Gluckmeister
*Harcourt Williams as Bishop of Liege
*Michael Goodliffe as Count De Dunois
*John Carson as Duke of Orleans
*Nicholas Hannen as Cardinal Balus
*Moultrie Kelsall as Lord Malcolm
*Ernest Thesiger as Lord Crawford

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