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The Adventures of Quentin Durward

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on BBC Two England

Period drama starring Robert Taylor
When the Duke of Burgundy agrees to a marriage between his ward, Isabelle, and the ageing Lord Crawford, Quentin Durward is sent to advance his suit. But Durward soon finds
Isabelle has a mind of her own and has no wish to be used as a pawn in the intrigues of Burgundy and the scheming King Louis of France.
Director Richard Thorpe (1955)
FILM REVIEWS pages 35-39

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Taylor
Unknown:
Quentin Durward
Director:
Richard Thorpe
Quentin Durward:
Robert Taylor
Isabelle:
Kay Kendall
King Louis XI:
Robert Morley
Charles Duke of Burgundy:
Alec Clunes
Count Philip de Creville:
Marius Goring
MasterOliver:
Wilfrid Hyde White
Lord Crawford:
Ernest Thesiger
Bishop of Liege:
Harcourt Williams
William de la Marck:
Duncan Lamont
Hayraddin:
George Cole
Source: Radio Times

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