Movie: François Villon: The Maverick Poet

Top 10 Billed Cast

Florent Pagny
Florent Pagny

François Villon

Marc de Jonge
Marc de Jonge

Perrenet Marchand (Bastardul)

Silviu Stănculescu
Silviu Stănculescu

Episcopul Thibaut d'Aussigny

Christophe Odent
Christophe Odent

Regnier de Montigny

Ion Marinescu
Ion Marinescu

Marele Cotcar

Bernard Farcy
Bernard Farcy

Colin de Cayeux

Traian Costea
Traian Costea

Magistratul Robert d'Estouteville

Pascal Pistacio
Pascal Pistacio

Jean le Loup

Olga Tudorache
Olga Tudorache

Frumoasa coifareasa

Yves Beneyton
Yves Beneyton

Charruau

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    The film is a novelized biography of François Villon (1431-1463), known as the Wandering Poet, who led a troubled life due to the fact that he supported the free expression of people in a coercive climate.

  • Release Date

    1987-01-01

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    5

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