Duke Philippe de Nevers is an influential and popular man who is married to a beautiful wife called Aurore. His rival Philippe de Gonzague hates him enough to organise an attempt on him. The Duke is accompagnied by Henri de Lagardère when de Gonzague's henchmen altogether attack him. Lagardère cannot save his friend because the both of them are hopelessly outnumbered. He has to escape in order to save the Duke's daughter and swears revenge. Together with his old buddy Passepoil he raises the little girl in Spain. At the same time he returns frequently to France where he detects confronts his friend's murderers and puts them to the sword one by one until only their former leader is left. Finally he discovers that Philippe de Gonzague is the man for whom he is looking.
Cast
Jean Marais
Henri de Lagardère
Bourvil
Passepoil
Sabine Sesselmann
Aurore de Nevers / Isabelle de Caylus
François Chaumette
Philippe de Gonzague
Jean Le Poulain
Peyrolles
Hubert Noël
Philippe de Nevers
Paulette Dubost
Dame Marthe
Edmond Beauchamp
Don Miguel
Alexandre Rignault
Innkeeper
Paul Cambo
Philippe d'Orléans
Georges Douking
Marquis de Caylus
Annie Anderson
Guest at the ball
Raoul Billerey
Captain of men-at-arms
Barbara Cruz
Claude Carliez
Swordsman
Rosita Fernandez
Flor
Guy Delorme
Swordsman
Juliette Vilno
Madame Pâquerette
La Vieille gitane
Jean Rougerie
Swordsman
Edmond Tamiz
Young gypsy
Jacques Herrieu
Alain Nobis
Bailiff of the family council
Françoise Deldick
Inn maid (uncredited)
