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Under the Red Robe

Released May 31, 1937 1h 22m Adventure List
Tomatometer 2 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
When master swashbuckler Gil de Berault (Conrad Veidt) is sentenced to death for sword-fighting -- which has recently been made illegal -- Cardinal Richelieu (Raymond Massey) offers to spare his life if he will capture a duke (F. Wyndham Goldie) suspected of organizing an uprising. De Berault obliges and arrives at the duke's home, where he struggles to complete his mission amid aroused suspicions and unwittingly falls for the duke's alluring sister, Marguerite (Annabella).

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Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine Major honors go to Victor Seastrom, who has directed it with a fine sense of both the pictorial and dramatic values of his material. Oct 3, 2019 Full Review Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies A mess of shifting tones and casting mistakes. Rated: 2/5 Feb 25, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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kevin w Raymond Massey gives good - imperious - as the secret/okay, not so secret power behind the throne of Louis the 13th, Cardinal Richelieu, who's set on extinguishing the Protestants in France. His spy, Conrad Veidt, a gambler and sword-fighting bully, is of little use though when he falls for the resistance leader's cute sister, Annabelle. A forgotten swashbuckler that has its moments, just not enough of them. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member ok swash buckle actioner also last film of swedish director victor sjostrom. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When master swashbuckler Gil de Berault (Conrad Veidt) is sentenced to death for sword-fighting -- which has recently been made illegal -- Cardinal Richelieu (Raymond Massey) offers to spare his life if he will capture a duke (F. Wyndham Goldie) suspected of organizing an uprising. De Berault obliges and arrives at the duke's home, where he struggles to complete his mission amid aroused suspicions and unwittingly falls for the duke's alluring sister, Marguerite (Annabella).
Director
Victor Sjöström
Producer
Robert T. Kane
Production Co
New World Pictures
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 31, 1937, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 13, 2016
Runtime
1h 22m