The Queen's Lover
1948, French. Directed by Pierre Billon.
Exiled from the court of Spain, Don Salluste, the chief of police, wants to take revenge on the Queen. One day he meets Ruy Blas, a young student who happens to be a lookalike of Don Cesar, his nephew. Salluste disguises Ruy Blas and presents him as Don Cesar. It doesn't take long before Ruy Blas, intelligent, virtuous and generous as he is becomes popular and the Queen, who has fallen in love with him, appoints him Prime Minister. All seems for the best in the best of worlds but Salluste has not forgotten his revenge, far from that ...
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Pierre BillonDirector
- Danielle DarrieuxLa reine d'Espagne Marie de Neubourg
- Jean MaraisRuy Blas / Don César de Bazan
- Marcel HerrandLe marquis Don Salluste de Bazan
- Gabrielle Dorziatla duchesse d'Albuquerque
- Alexandre RignaultGoulatromba
- Giovanni GrassoDon Gaspar Guritan
- Paul AmiotLe marquis de Santa Cruz
- Jone SalinasCasilda
- Gilles QuéantLe duc d'Albe
- Armand Lurvillel'archevêque
- Jacques BerliozUn ministre
- Charles LemontierLe comte de Camporeal
Details
- Released
- 17 February 1948
- Original title
- Ruy Blas
- Country
- France
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The Queen's Lover runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Queen's Lover isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 February 1948. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Queen's Lover?
The Queen's Lover (1948) was directed by Pierre Billon and stars Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais, Marcel Herrand.