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Cast
Victor Francen
as Edouard VII, Prince and King
Bernard Lancret
as Jean Roussel
Pierre Richard-Willm
as Capt. Charles Roussel
Janine Darcey
as Sylvia Clayton
Gaby Morlay
as Queen Victoria
Jean Périer
as President Emile Loubet
Jacques Baumer
as Georges Clemenceau
Louis Seigner
as German ambassador
André Lefaur
as Lord Clayton
Arlette Marchal
as Queen Alexandra
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1939
Runtime1h 50m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresHistory, Drama
Votes6
DirectorMarcel L'Herbier
WritersAndré Maurois
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsCordial Agreement
About Cordial Agreement
The film depicts events between the Fashoda crisis in 1898 and the 1904 signing of the Entente Cordiale creating an alliance between Britain and France and ending their historic rivalry. It was based on the book King Edward VII and His Times by André Maurois. It was made with an eye to its propaganda value, following the Munich Agreement of September 1938 and in anticipation of the outbreak of a Second World War which would test the bonds between Britain and France in a conflict with Nazi Germany.
Directed by Marcel L'Herbier, Cordial Agreement leans on a strong ensemble — Victor Francen, Bernard Lancret, Pierre Richard-Willm — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about history titles of 1939.
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