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The Young Woman of Scuderi
The Young Woman of Scuderi

The Young Woman of Scuderi

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Several men have been murdered lately, mostly rich lovers on their way to meet their mistresses with gifts of fine jewelry. To fight this scourge, King Louis XIV decides to create a special court named "La chambre ardente", designed to find and punish the perpetrators of such heinous crimes. An unexpected person, Mademoiselle de Scudéry, the famous poetess, will find herself entangled in the web of a criminal intrigue linked with the jewel murders, along with a a goldsmith, his daughter and her fiancé...

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

28 July 1955

Country

Germany

Cast

Henny Porten

Henny Porten

Fräulein von Scuderi

Willy A. Kleinau

Willy A. Kleinau

Cardillac

Anne Vernon

Anne Vernon

Madelon

Angelika Hauff

Angelika Hauff

St. Croix

Richard Häussler

Richard Häussler

Miossens

Mathieu Ahlersmeyer

Mathieu Ahlersmeyer

Louis XIV

Alexander Engel

Alexander Engel

La Regnie

Hans-Peter Thielen

Hans-Peter Thielen

Degrais

Johannes Arpe

Johannes Arpe

Louvois

Barbro Hiort af Ornäs

Barbro Hiort af Ornäs

La Matiniere

Gerd Frickhöffer

Gerd Frickhöffer

De la Fare

Käte Alving

Käte Alving

Nanette

Roland Alexandre

Roland Alexandre

Alf Östlund

Alf Östlund

Karl Block

Karl Block

Egon Brosig

Egon Brosig

Hans-Joachim Büttner

Hans-Joachim Büttner

Wolf von Beneckendorff

Wolf von Beneckendorff

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