Under the Red Robe (1915 film)

Under the Red Robe
Directed byWilfred Noy
Written by
Production
company
Clarendon
Distributed byGaumont British Distributors
Release date
  • October 1915 (1915-10)
CountryUnited Kingdom
Languages

Under the Red Robe is a 1915 British silent historical film directed by Wilfred Noy.[1][2] It is an adventure story set in the era of Cardinal Richelieu, based on the novel of the same name by Stanley J. Weyman. The story was filmed again in 1923 (by Alan Crosland), and in the sound era in 1937 (by Victor Sjöström).

Cast

  • Owen Roughwood as Gil de Berault
  • Dorothy Drake as Renee de Cochefort
  • Jackson Wilcox as Cardinal Richelieu
  • Sydney Bland as M. de Cochefort

References

  1. ^ "Under the Red Robe". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  2. ^ Low p.304

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1914-1918. Routledge, 2005.