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Richelieu

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Six part mini series about the life of Cardinal Richelieu.

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13th October 1977 - 17th November 1977
Director
Jean-Pierre Decourt
Writer
Jean-Pierre Decourt
Top Cast
Marco PerrinMaria WimmerMaryvonne Schiltz
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The Flight of the Squire
13th October 1977

Episode 1

Born into a family very loyal to the crown, Armande du Plessis de Richelieu, fatherless, but cherished by an attentive mother, experienced the insecurity of a troubled time. However, he benefited from the protection of King Henri IV. When peace returned, and his older brother having refused to remain bishop of Luçon, the young man was obliged to take holy orders. Despite his young age, in Rome, at the age of twenty-two, he received the crosier and the miter. Back in Luçon, Richelieu was bored there and dreamed of serving in a larger theater. Finally, having distinguished himself as a deputy of the clergy, during the meeting of the States-General of 1614, he was called to the capital, where the queen mother, Marie de Medici, made the doors of the Royal Council open to him, despite the reluctance of King Louis XIII...

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Episode 2
20th October 1977

Episode 2

No overview available.

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Episode 3
27th October 1977

Episode 3

No overview available.

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Episode 4
3rd November 1977

Episode 4

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Episode 5
10th November 1977

Episode 5

No overview available.

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Episode 6
17th November 1977

Episode 6

Richelieu chooses a new favorite for the King in order to lighten the atmosphere, but his plan backfires and leads to Richelieu’s downfall.