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The Assassination of the Duke de Guise
The Assassination of the Duke de Guise
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THE ASSASSINATION OF THE DUKE DE GUISE

L'assassinat du duc de Guise

Directed by André Calmettes, Charles Le Bargy
France, 1908
Short, History, Drama

Synopsis

The film more or less accurately depicts the events of the day in 1588 when King Henry III (played by co-director Le Bargy) summoned his powerful rival, Duke Henri de Guise, to his chambers at the Château de Blois and had him brutally murdered.

Synopsis

The film more or less accurately depicts the events of the day in 1588 when King Henry III (played by co-director Le Bargy) summoned his powerful rival, Duke Henri de Guise, to his chambers at the Château de Blois and had him brutally murdered.