On Guard

"Some things are worth dying for"

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.

Cast

Daniel Auteuil

Lagardère

Fabrice Luchini

Count Gonzague

Vincent Perez

Duke of Nevers

Marie Gillain

Aurore de Nevers

Yann Collette

Peyrolles

Jean-François Stévenin

Cocardasse

Didier Pain

Passepoil

Claire Nebout

Blanche de Caylus

Philippe Noiret

Duke Philippe d'Orléans

Charlie Nelson

Esope

Jacques Sereys

Baron of Caylus

Renato Scarpa

Paolo Campagnoli