The French Calvinists

1h 40min

History

Drama

A few years after the revocation of theEdict of Nantes, the Camisards, Protestants from the Cévennes region, mostly peasants and silk workers, formed groups following Gédéon Laporte and fought Louis XIV's dragoons.

Production Companies

Polsim Productions

ORTF

Cast

Rufus

Rufus

Jacques Combassous
Jacques Debary

Jacques Debary

Gédéon Laporte
Gérard Desarthe

Gérard Desarthe

Abraham Mazel
Dominique Labourier

Dominique Labourier

Marie Bancilhon
François Marthouret

François Marthouret

Lieutenant François de la Fage
Hubert Gignoux

Hubert Gignoux

Abbot of Chalonges
Gabriel Gascon

Gabriel Gascon

Captain Alexandre Poul
André Reybaz

André Reybaz

Baron of Vergnas
Isabelle Sadoyan

Isabelle Sadoyan

Madame Villeneuve
Gilbert Vilhon

Gilbert Vilhon

Vicar Taillade
Hélène Vincent

Hélène Vincent

Catherine de Vergnas
Anne Delbée

Anne Delbée

Jeanne Pelat
Florence Dunoyer

Florence Dunoyer

Peasant woman
Martine Dumond

Martine Dumond

Madame Villeneuve's servant
Christine Laurent

Christine Laurent

Marguerite Combes
Geneviève Mnich

Geneviève Mnich

Flore Génoyer
Suzy Rambaud

Suzy Rambaud

Françoise
Janine Souchon

Janine Souchon

'La Geôlière'
Jean Benguigui

Jean Benguigui

Jean-Baptiste Fort
Maurice Bénichou

Maurice Bénichou

Moïse Plantat
Auguste Berger

Auguste Berger

Ozias Bancilhon
François Dunoyer

François Dunoyer

Samuel Guérin
Pierre Leomy

Pierre Leomy

Subdelegate Borely
Claude Lochy

Claude Lochy

Subdelegate Villeneuve
Franck Oger

Franck Oger

Dauphiné
Olivier Perrier

Olivier Perrier

Bouzanquet
Jean Bouise

Jean Bouise

Coachman
Anne Clément

Anne Clément

Isabeau (uncredited)

Release date

22nd Feb 1972

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français