The Black Cavalier (French: Le cavalier noir) is a 1945 French historical adventure film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Georges Guétary, Mila Parély and Jean Tissier.Powrie & Cadalanu p.130 It also marked the screen debut of Nicole Maurey who appeared in a supporting role.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Location shooting took place at the Château de Vaudrémont in Vaudrémont (Haute-Marne). It was one of the most popular movies in France in 1945 with admissions of 3,672,572.French box office of 1945 at Box Office Story
Synopsis In French Flanders in the early eighteenth century, a nobleman who has been dispossessed of his property becomes a notorious outlaw. He targets the salt tax collector Monsieur de Saint-Brissac, but is lured by his attractive daughter into a trap.
Cast Georges Guétary as le seigneur Ramon de Ortila Mila Parély as Lola Jean Tissier as Le Hardi André Alerme as Monsieur de Saint-Brissac Nicole Maurey as Solange de Saint-Brissac Simone Valère as Lison Michèle Philippe as Marion Georgette Tissier as Annette Aimé Simon-Girard as Simon Thomy Bourdelle as Pierre le Mauvais Paul Demange as Plume Albert Rémy as Pinte René Fluet as Pot Paul Faivre as Le meunier
References
Bibliography Powrie, Phil & Cadalanu, Marie . The French Film Musical. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
External links The Black Cavalier at IMDb