CinemaOSSeries · 1977 · 1 Season

Richelieu

Richelieu: behind the purple, lies secrecy and strategy.

95%(2)IMDbWar & PoliticsFamily

In a France fractured by court rivalries and personal ambitions, Richelieu moves without ornament. No flourish, no glory — only the cold machinery of power. Caught between a hesitant king, a nobility dreaming of defiance, and enemies multiplying on every front, the cardinal enforces his line: centralize, control, crush resistance. The series follows a strategist who doesn’t hide behind morality. He acts to keep the State standing, even if it means breaking those who stand in his way. Espionage, secret negotiations, decisive strikes… Richelieu plays a game where mistakes are fatal, and the survival of the kingdom rests on one man willing to go further than all the others

Created byJean-François Chiappe, Philippe Erlanger

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Status
Ended
Language
FR
First aired
October 13, 1977
Last aired
November 17, 1977
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Network
TF1

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Marco Perrin

Marco Perrin

Henri IV

Maria Wimmer

Maria Wimmer

Marie de Médicis

Maryvonne Schiltz

Maryvonne Schiltz

Léonora Galigaï

Mireille Audibert

Mireille Audibert

La jolie dame de Paris

Georges Descrières

Georges Descrières

Bellegarde

Michel Bertay

Michel Bertay

Tisserand

Anne Deleuze

Marie-Madeleine Combalet

Hans Caninenberg

Hans Caninenberg

Ferdinand II

Jan Hendriks

Jan Hendriks

Butler

Werner Kreindl

Werner Kreindl

Illo

Creative team
Created by
Jean-François Chiappe
Jean-François Chiappe
Philippe Erlanger
Philippe Erlanger
Written by
Jean-Pierre Decourt
Jean-Pierre Decourt

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