---
title: 'The Royalists (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henri Calef'
released: '1947-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-royalists-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039265/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Royalists (1947)

1947 · 109 min · Drama · France

Original title: Les Chouans

## Synopsis

The Royalists is a 1947 French historical drama film directed by Henri Calef and starring Jean Marais, Madeleine Robinson and Madeleine Lebeau. It is an adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's 1829 novel Les Chouans. It was shot at the Epinay Studios of Eclair and on location at the Rocher-Portail Castle near Fougères. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil. A later film version, titled Chouans! (1988), was directed by Philippe de Broca.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henri Calef](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-calef)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Spaak](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-spaak)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joseph Kosma](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-kosma)
- **Director of Photography:** [Claude Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-renoir)

## Cast

- [Jacques Charon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-charon)
- [Madeleine LeBeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeleine-lebeau)
- [Jean Brochard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-brochard)
- [Georges Paulais](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-paulais)
- [Jean Marais](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marais)
- [Paul Amiot](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-amiot)
- [Howard Vernon](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-vernon)
- [Guy Favières](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-favieres)
- [Roland Armontel](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-armontel)
- [Louis Seigner](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-seigner)
- [Pierre Dux](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-dux)
- [Léo Lapara](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-lapara)
- [Marcel Herrand](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-herrand)
- [Madeleine Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeleine-robinson)

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