Movie

The French Calvinists

Released: February 22, 1972 (1972)

Runtime: 100 minutes

Genres: History, Drama

A few years after the revocation of theEdict of Nantes, the Camisards, Protestants from the Cévennes region, mostly peasants and silk workers, formed groups following Gédéon Laporte and fought Louis XIV's dragoons.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Jacques Debary as Gédéon Laporte
Age at release: 57
Hubert Gignoux as Abbot of Chalonges
Age at release: 57
Gabriel Gascon as Captain Alexandre Poul
Age at release: 45
Isabelle Sadoyan as Madame Villeneuve
Age at release: 43
André Reybaz as Baron of Vergnas
Age at release: 42
Rufus as Jacques Combassous
Age at release: 29
Philippe Clévenot as 'La Fleur'
Age at release: 29
Dominique Labourier as Marie Bancilhon
Age at release: 28
François Marthouret as Lieutenant François de la Fage
Age at release: 28
Gérard Desarthe as Abraham Mazel
Age at release: 26

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Raoul Billerey as Brigadier
Age at release: 46
Janine Souchon as 'La Geôlière'
Age at release: 41
Geneviève Mnich as Flore Génoyer
Age at release: 30
Maurice Bénichou as Moïse Plantat
Age at release: 29
Hélène Vincent as Catherine de Vergnas
Age at release: 28
Christiane Rorato as 'La Brunet'
Age at release: 28
Jean Benguigui as Jean-Baptiste Fort
Age at release: 27
François Dunoyer as Samuel Guérin
Age at release: 25
Christine Laurent as Marguerite Combes
Age at release: 23
Gilbert Vilhon as Vicar Taillade
Age at release: Unknown
Anne Delbée as Jeanne Pelat
Age at release: Unknown
Florence Dunoyer as Peasant woman
Age at release: Unknown
Martine Dumond as Madame Villeneuve's servant
Age at release: Unknown
Suzy Rambaud as Françoise
Age at release: Unknown
Vincent Béranger as Soustelles
Age at release: Unknown
Auguste Berger as Ozias Bancilhon
Age at release: Unknown
Pierre Dios as Brunet
Age at release: Unknown
François Joxe as Dragoon
Age at release: Unknown
Pierre Leomy as Subdelegate Borely
Age at release: Unknown
Claude Lochy as Subdelegate Villeneuve
Age at release: Unknown