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La TULIPE NOIRE (Original title)The BLACK TULIP (Alternative title)
Date: 1963 (Release)

Countries: France, Italy, Spain

Director: Christian-Jaque

Synopsis: Epic of two swashbuckling twin brothers fighting against society before the French Revolution under a pseudonym. From the Dumas novel.

Genres:
Crime, Crime, Comedy
Releases
Date: 1963not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 70mm Film - Colour - EastmancolorRuntime: 115 mins Length: 12880 Feet

Credits (22)
Production Company: Méditerranée Cinéma Productions, Production Company: Mizar Film, Production Company: Flora Film, Production Company: Madrid Agata Films, Producer: Georges Cheyko, Production Manager: Ludmilla Goulian, 2nd Unit Director: Marc Maurette, Screenplay: Paul Andréota, Screenplay: Christian-Jaque, Screenplay: Henri Jeanson, Screenplay: Marcello Ciorciolini, Director of Photography: Henri Decaë, Editor: Jacques Desagneaux, Art Director: Rino Mondellini, Costumes: Dario Cecchi, Music: Gérard Calvi, Sound: W.R. Sivel, Sound: Antoine Petitjean, English language version prepared: Richard Heinz, English language version dialogue: Tom Rowe, fights arranged by: Claude Carliez
Cast (11)
Alain Delon (William de St. Preux/Julian de St. Preux), Virna Lisi (Caroline), Akim Tamiroff (Marquis de Vigogne), Francis Blanche (Plantin), Dawn Addams (Marquise de Vigogne), Adolfo Marsillach (La Mouche), Robert Manuel (Prince Alexander de Grassilach), Jorge Rigaud (Brignolle), Laura Valenzuela (Lisette), José Jaspe, Enrique Ávila