Patrie (1946 film)

Patrie (English: Country) is a 1946 French historical drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Pierre Blanchar, Maria Mauban and Jean Desailly. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. Like the 1917 silent film of the same title it is based on the 1869 play by Victorien Sardou. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert.

Plot
In Brussels in the 1560s the rebelling Flemish nobles are battling the Spanish under the Duke of Alba. The Count De Rysoor, a prominent leader, is planning an uprising aiming to hold the city until relief from William of Orange can arrive. When he discovers an affair his wife is having with a fellow officer, he at first turns a blind eye to it as he always puts his country before his private concerns. However it soon begins to put the whole conspiracy at risk.

Cast

 * Pierre Blanchar as Le comte de Rysoor
 * Jean Desailly as Karloo
 * Maria Mauban as La comtesse de Rysoor
 * Lucien Nat as Duke of Alba
 * Pierre Dux as Jonas
 * Julien Bertheau as William of Orange
 * Louis Seigner as Vargas
 * Pierre Asso as Pablo
 * Marcel Lupovici as Del Rio
 * Mireille Perrey as Catherine Jonas
 * Nathalie Nattier as 	La camériste
 * Marie Leduc as 	Donna Rafaela
 * Fernand René as 	Un échevin
 * Louis Florencie as 	Un échevin
 * Jacqueline Duc as 	La mariée
 * Guy Decomble as Un échevin