Diane (1955)
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Lana Turner stars as Diane in this opulent costume drama. Set in 16th century France, the film finds the gorgeous Diane de Pottiers rising to a position of absolute power through her manipulation of the men in her life. Those men include King Francis I (Pedro Armendariz), Prince Henri (Roger Moore) and Diane's husband, the Count de Breze (Torin Thatcher). Diane's principal foe is the scheming Catherine de Medici (Marisa Pavan), who for the first time in her life has met her match in Our Heroine. Christopher Isherwood's screenplay is literate to a fault, though the film could have used a few more action highlights. The tepid box-office receipts of Diane hastened the end of Lana Turner's long association with MGM. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lana Turner, Pedro Armendáriz, (more)
- Director(s):
- David Miller
Synopsis of Diane
Lana Turner stars as Diane in this opulent costume drama. Set in 16th century France, the film finds the gorgeous Diane de Pottiers rising to a position of absolute power through her manipulation of the men in her life. Those men include King Francis I (Pedro Armendariz), Prince Henri (Roger Moore) and Diane's husband, the Count de Breze (Torin Thatcher). Diane's principal foe is the scheming Catherine de Medici (Marisa Pavan), who for the first time in her life has met her match in Our Heroine. Christopher Isherwood's screenplay is literate to a fault, though the film could have used a few more action highlights. The tepid box-office receipts of Diane hastened the end of Lana Turner's long association with MGM. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Diane
- Lana Turner - Diane de Poitiers
- Roger Moore - Prince Henri
- Cedric Hardwicke - Ruggieri
- Torin Thatcher - Count de Breze
- Henry Daniell - Gondi
- Sean McClory - Count Montgomery
- Michael Ansara - Count Ridolfi
- Melville Cooper - Court Physician
- Basil Ruysdael - Chamberlain
- Marc Cavell - Piero
- John O'Malley - Marechal de Chabannes
- Mickey Maga - Charles
- Barbara Darrow
- Percy Helton - Court Jester
- Stuart Whitman - Henri's Squire
- James Drury - Lieutenant
- Pedro Armendáriz - Francis I
- Marisa Pavan - Catherine de Medici
- Taina Elg - Alys
- John Lupton - Regnault
- Ronald Green - The Dauphin
- Geoffrey Toone - Duke of Savoy
- Paul Cavanagh - Lord Bonnivet
- Ian Wolfe - Lord Tremouille
- Christopher Dark - Gian-Carlo
- Gene Reynolds - Montecuculli
- Peter Gray - Sardini
- Ronald Anton - Francis
- Robert Dix - Young Officer
- Ann Staunton
- Fay Morley
- Director(s):
- David Miller
- Writer(s):
- Christopher Isherwood
- Producer(s):
- Edwin H. Knopf
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