Dangerous Exile
Dangerous Exile is a 1957 British historical drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Louis Jourdan, Belinda Lee, Anne Heywood and Richard OSullivan. It concerns the fate of Louis XVII, who died in 1795 as a boy, yet was popularly believed to have escaped from his French revolutionary captors.
The Manchester Guardian called the film monstrous twaddle with just one merit its beautifully colored photography.The New York Times called it a beautifully mounted tale which rarely comes to life, except in the superb, effectively colored period settings... Under Brian Desmond Hursts rather unimaginative direction, the action simply lacks sustained suspense, instead of crawling with it... The lavish, meticulous castle interiors, the sweeping, azuretinted coastal landscapes, and the murkiness of the Paris dungeons all these have been woven into a striking background tapestry by Jack Maxsted, the art director. ........
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