11 Dec 1978
Starmania 78 - le best of
Live concert of the french musical with original cast.
Chambord: The Castle, the King and the Architect
Chambord, the most impressive castle in the Loire Valley, in France, a truly Renaissance treasure, has always been an enigma to generations of historians. Why did King Francis I (1494-1547), who commissioned it, embark on this epic project in the heart of the marshlands in 1519? What significance did he want the castle to have? What role did his friend, Italian genius Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) play? Was he the architect or who was?
Top Billed Cast
Cédric Zimmerlin Self - Narrator (voice)
Sébastien Dupuis Francis I
Olivier Hamel Charles Quint
Jean-Michel Marnet Maréchal des Logis
Lionel Robert Jean de Lorraine
Jean d'Haussonville Self
Luc Forlivesi Self
Simon Bryant Self
Monique Châtenet Self
Pascal Brioist Self
Thierry Crépin-Leblond Self
Jean Guillaume Self
Eric Johannot Self
Benoist Pierre Self - Professor, University of Tours
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