A poor youth of noble birth needs to marry. Will the cynical, calculating upstart who wants to set him on the right course be able to help?
The film based on the novel of the same name by Alexandre Duma, is concerned with fraternal royal strife at the court of Henri III. Tragically caught between the millstones of history are the gallant Count de Bussy and the woman he adores, la Dame de Monsoreau.
A charming little couple is watched by the misfortune that hides under the disturbing and enigmatic features of a femme fatale.
