The Musketeer's Love
The enemies of Cardinal Richelieu, the famous prelate of the seventeenth century, included the beautiful Duchess de Chevreuse, who promised Count de Chalais, her ardent admirer, that she would marry him if he accomplished the death of the Cardinal. But the Duchess had a bitter enemy as well. He was the Count de Louvigny, and when he learned that de Chalais had agreed to the request of the Duchess, he informed the Cardinal. De Chalais was arrested and condemned to die. The duchess was heartbroken at the failure of her scheme, and when de Louvigny taunts her about her unsuccessfulness she becomes so enraged that she plunges a dagger into his breast until he expires and then buries the dirk in her own heart. The coloring of this film and the skill with which it is acted makes it an absorbing and powerful drama.
- Released
- 1911
Details
Release year: 1911
Storyline
The enemies of Cardinal Richelieu, the famous prelate of the seventeenth century, included the beautiful Duchess de Chevreuse, who promised Count de Chalais, her ardent admirer, that she would marry him if he accomplished the death of the Cardinal. But the Duchess had a bitter enemy as well. He was the Count de Louvigny, and when he learned that de Chalais had agreed to the request of the Duchess, he informed the Cardinal. De Chalais was arrested and condemned to die. The duchess was heartbroken at the failure of her scheme, and when de Louvigny taunts her about her unsuccessfulness she becomes so enraged that she plunges a dagger into his breast until he expires and then buries the dirk in her own heart. The coloring of this film and the skill with which it is acted makes it an absorbing and powerful drama.
Top credits
- Auguste Volny — Le cardinal de Richelieu
- Léontine Massart — Le duchesse de Chevreuse
- Jacques Normand — Comte de Chalais
- Damorès — Comte de Chateauneuf