Richelieu

Richelieu

1977
52m
9.5

9.5/10

2 votes • View on IMDb

"Richelieu: behind the purple, lies secrecy and strategy."

Overview

In a France fractured by court rivalries and personal ambitions, Richelieu moves without ornament. No flourish, no glory — only the cold machinery of power. Caught between a hesitant king, a nobility dreaming of defiance, and enemies multiplying on every front, the cardinal enforces his line: centralize, control, crush resistance. The series follows a strategist who doesn’t hide behind morality. He acts to keep the State standing, even if it means breaking those who stand in his way. Espionage, secret negotiations, decisive strikes… Richelieu plays a game where mistakes are fatal, and the survival of the kingdom rests on one man willing to go further than all the others

Status: Ended

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
TF1 Télécip
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Release Date October 13, 1977
Status Ended
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0280304

Cast

Marco Perrin
Marco Perrin

Henri IV

Maria Wimmer
Maria Wimmer

Marie de Médicis

Maryvonne Schiltz
Maryvonne Schiltz

Léonora Galigaï

Mireille Audibert
Mireille Audibert

La jolie dame de Paris

Georges Descrières
Georges Descrières

Bellegarde

Michel Bertay
Michel Bertay

Tisserand

Anne Deleuze
Anne Deleuze

Marie-Madeleine Combalet

Hans Caninenberg
Hans Caninenberg

Ferdinand II

Jan Hendriks
Jan Hendriks

Butler

Werner Kreindl
Werner Kreindl

Illo

Alexander Kerst
Alexander Kerst

Gallas

Malte Thorsten
Malte Thorsten

Le cardinal infant

Key Crew

Jean-Pierre Decourt
Writer
Jean-Pierre Decourt
Director