Lagardère is a French miniseries consisting of six 50-minute episodes, created by Marcel Jullian based on Paul Féval's novel Le Bossu (the eighth film adaptation outside of theater, out of 10 known adaptations), and some of the sequels imagined by Paul Féval Jr.1, directed by Jean-Pierre Decourt, and broadcast from September 20 to October 25, 1967, on the first channel of ORTF.
1 season · 6 episodes
Lagardère is a French miniseries consisting of six 50-minute episodes, created by Marcel Jullian based on the novel Le Bossu by Paul Féval, and some of the sequels written by Paul Féval Jr. (Les chevauchées de Lagardère, Mariquita). It was
S1 E1Episode 1
Sep 20, 196750 min
In Paris during the Regency, we meet Henri, a young acrobat and swordsman nicknamed “Le petit parisien,” trained by Cocardasse and Passepoil. The court is abuzz with talk of the “trois Philippe”—d'Orléans, Gonzague, and Nevers—and rumors of
S1 E2Episode 2
Sep 27, 196750 min
Lagardère, wrongly accused of the Nevers'murder, flees with little Aurore to protect her from Gonzague. Hiding under a false identity, he raises the girl in secret, far from Paris, while Gonzague, convinced that she is still alive, mobilize
S1 E3Episode 3
Oct 4, 196750 min
The court of Philippe d'Orléans is decked out in its finest attire for an evening that appears brilliant on the surface, but is teeming with intrigue. Under the chandeliers and masks, Lagardère slips among the guests, listening intently to
S1 E4Episode 4
Oct 11, 196750 min
Henri de Lagardère, still disguised as a hunchback, attends the wedding organized by the Prince of Gonzague and, taking advantage of his anonymity, observes and listens, gathering evidence against Gonzague and his accomplices, including Pey
S1 E5Episode 5
Oct 18, 196750 min
Henri de Lagardère continues to follow the trail of Aurore de Nevers, whom the Prince of Gonzague's men are trying to smuggle into Spain to remove her from any protection. The chosen route is the Poncarbo Pass, a narrow and isolated mountai
S1 E6Episode 6
Oct 25, 196750 min
After following and thwarting the Prince of Gonzague's schemes throughout his journey, Henri de Lagardère knows that the time has come to fulfill his oath: to avenge the death of Philippe de Nevers and restore Aurore's inheritance.
