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Locandina vintage Italian movie poster for the 1957 British film Dangerous Exile, titled in Italy as All'ombra della ghigliottina (In the Shadow of the Guillotine).The film is a historical swashbuckler set during the French Revolution, centered on the premise that the Dauphin of France (the young Louis XVII) managed to escape the Reign of Terror.Movie DetailsOriginal Title: Dangerous ExileDirector: Brian Desmond HurstCast:Louis Jourdan as the Duke Philippe de BeauvaisBelinda Lee as Virginia TraillKeith Michell as Col. Saint-GérardRichard O'Sullivan as Louis XVIIRelease Year: 1957 (UK), 1958 (Italy)Art Style: This specific Italian poster was created by the artist Alessandro Biffignandi for Studio Favalli. It features the film's "VistaVision" and "Eastman Colour" technical credits at the bottom.Plot SummaryThe story follows a French nobleman, the Duke de Beauvais (Louis Jourdan), who smuggles the 10-year-old son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to safety in Wales. There, the boy is protected by an Englishwoman, Virginia Traill (Belinda Lee), while revolutionary spies attempt to capture him and bring him back to France. |
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