Swords of Blood

Name: Swords of Blood
Director: Philippe de Broca
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, History
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Jean Rochefort, Odile Versois, Marcel Dalio

(Cartouche)

Feature Film , Color 1962 , 1h55

Action , Adventure , Comedy , History

Director Philippe de Broca

Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Jean Rochefort, Odile Versois, Marcel Dalio, Jess Hahn, Noël Roquevert, Philippe Lemaire, Jacques Charon, Jacques Balutin, Jacques Hilling, Pierre Repp, Alain Dekok, Lucien Raimbourg, Madeleine Clervanne, Philippe Castelli, Paul Préboist, Sim

Cartouche is the story of a kid from the back streets who wants to become king of Paris. Brought up amongst petty thieves, he becomes their leader through an audacious and elegant coup which wins him the love of the beautiful Venus. Inspired by his gang and his love for Venus, Cartouche rules without equal over Paris underworld. He repeatedly escapes the clutches of his sworn enemy, the Lieutenant General of the police, Ferrussac. After a near brush with death, Cartouche discovers Madame de Ferrussac with whom he falls in love. Heartbroken, Venus nonetheless forgives him.