On Guard

1997

French

6.9

♡ 7

88%

77%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

older man younger woman relationship

swashbuckler

Philippe de Broca Director

Marie Gillain as Aurore

Claire Nebout as Blanche

Vincent Perez as Duc de Nevers

Daniel Auteuil as Lagardère / Le bossu

France, 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIII. When a dear friend, the Duke of Nevers, is treacherously assassinated by a powerful relative, a skilled swordsman, the noble Henri de Lagardère, seeks his rightful vengeance as he tries to protect the innocent life of the duke's last heir.