France / Feb 17, 1948
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Exiled from the court of Spain, Don Salluste, the chief of police, wants to take revenge on the Queen. One day he meets Ruy Blas, a young student who happens to be a lookalike of Don Cesar, his nephew. Salluste disguises Ruy Blas and presents him as Don Cesar. It doesn't take long before Ruy Blas, intelligent, virtuous and generous as he is becomes popular and the Queen, who has fallen in love with him, appoints him Prime Minister. All seems for the best in the best of worlds but Salluste has not forgotten his revenge, far from that ...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jone Salinas | Casilda |
| Gilles Quéant | Le duc d'Albe |
| Armand Lurville | l'archevêque |
| Jacques Berlioz | Un ministre |
| Charles Lemontier | Le comte de Camporeal |
| Pierre Magnier | Le marquis de Priego |
| Paul Müller | |
| Olivier Darrieux | Petit rôle (uncredited) |
| Eddy Debray | Un ministre (uncredited) |
| Allain Dhurtal | Un ministre (uncredited) |
| Guy Favières | Un ministre (uncredited) |
| Michel Flamme | Petit rôle (uncredited) |
| Yves Massard | Bit part (uncredited) |
| Rolla Norman | Un ministre (uncredited) |
| Claude Serre | L'écuyer du duc d'Albe (uncredited) |
| Gilles Watteaux | Petit rôle (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ruy Blas |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 17 febbraio 1948 |
| Production | Georges Legrand, Nino Martegani, André Paulvé |
| Writer | Victor Hugo, Jean Cocteau |
| Editing | Maurice Serein |
| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
| Assistant directors | Pierre Billon |
| Camera operators | Michel Kelber |
| Additional photography | Michel Kelber |
| Production design | Georges Wakhévitch |
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| Art direction | Georges Wakhévitch |
| Set decoration | Georges Wakhévitch |
| Music | Georges Auric |
| Sound | Georges Auric |
| Costume design | Marcel Escoffier, Jean Zay |
| Makeup | Marcel Escoffier, Jean Zay |
| Hairstyling | Marcel Escoffier, Jean Zay |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / May 28, 1953
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