• Title not yet reviewed...

• Please review this title

  We will publish your review of Le Bossu on DVD within a few days as long as it meets our guidelines.
  None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.

  Name

  Email

  Rating

  Synopsis (optional)

  Review

  Submit

  Thank you - we will review and publish your review shortly.

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play French leading man Daniel Auteuil duels like a master in this swashbuckling adventure replete with swordfights treachery revenge and murder The ruthless Count Gonzague is in line to inherit a fortune from his dashing cousin the Duke of Nevers and won&39;t let anyone stand in his way hiring young swordsman Lagardère to be the assassin But when the young Lagardère switches his allegiance and becomes a loyal friend of Nevers the Count leads his henchmen into battle on the Duke&39;s wedding day When the bloodshed is over and many lives are lost Lagardère is left to protect and raise his friend&39;s orphaned infant and swears vengeance will one day be his Adapted from the historical novel by Paul Féval Le Bossu is an award-winning classic swashbuckler that received a BAFTA nomination and garnered a César prize along with another eight nominations Actors Daniel Auteuil Fabrice Luchini Vincent Perez Marie Gillain Yann Collette Jean-François Stévenin Didier Pain Claire Nebout Philippe Noiret Charlie Nelson Jacques Sereys Renato Scarpa Ludovica Tinghi James Thiérrée & Sacha Bourdo Director Philippe de Broca Certificate 15 years and over Year 1997 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages French - Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles English Duration 2 hours and 4 minutes (approx)

1997 adaptation of the 1858 novel by Paul Feval. After meeting his hero, the wealthy Duc de Nevers (Vincent Perez), in Paris, swordsman Legardere (Daniel Auteuil) becomes his sworn protector. Nevers' life is under threat from his cousin, Gonzague (Fabrice Luchini), who has employed an assassin to get rid of him. When Nevers arrives in Caylus to wed Blanche (Claire Nebout), the mother of his child, he and his guests are slaughtered. Blanche is kidnapped by Gonzague, but Legardere escapes, taking with him Nevers' young daughter, Aurore. Sixteen years later, Aurore (Marie Gillain) is unaware of her parentage until she and Legardere arrive again in Paris, where Gonzague is now a powerful banker.