---
title: 'Diane (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Miller'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/diane-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049140/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Diane (1956)

1956 · 110 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Diane is a 1956 American historical drama film directed by David Miller and produced by Edwin H. Knopf for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). The film is a fictionalized account of the life of Diane de Poitiers, whose married name was the "Countess de Brézé". The film stars Lana Turner as Diane. The supporting cast includes Pedro Armendáriz, Roger Moore, Marisa Pavan, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Torin Thatcher, Taina Elg, John Lupton, Henry Daniell, Melville Cooper, and an early film appearance by Stuart Whitman. It was Turner's last film under her longtime MGM contract and thus marked another stage in the decline of the studio star system.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-miller)
- **Screenplay:** [Christopher Isherwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-isherwood)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miklós Rózsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-rozsa)
- **Producer:** [Edwin H. Knopf](https://cinepixo.com/people/edwin-h-knopf)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert H. Planck](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-h-planck)
- **Editor:** [John McSweeney, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mcsweeney-jr)

## Cast

- [Jamie Farr](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-farr) as count Ridolfi's squire
- [Peter Brocco](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-brocco) as Court Painter
- [Roger Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-moore) as Henry II of France
- [Peter Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-hansen) as 2nd Court Physician
- [Paul Cavanagh](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-cavanagh) as Lord Bonnivet
- [Henry Daniell](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-daniell) as Albert de Gondi
- [Torin Thatcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/torin-thatcher) as Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet
- [Percy Helton](https://cinepixo.com/people/percy-helton) as Court Jester
- [Basil Ruysdael](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-ruysdael) as Chamberlain
- [Paul Préboist](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-preboist) as Extra
- [Ian Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wolfe) as Lord Tremouille
- [Marisa Pavan](https://cinepixo.com/people/marisa-pavan) as Catherine de' Medici
- [Cedric Hardwicke](https://cinepixo.com/people/cedric-hardwicke) as Côme Ruggieri
- [Geoffrey Toone](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-toone) as Duke of Savoy
- [Ronald Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-green) as Francis II of France

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/diane-1956
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