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On Guard!
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- How long is On Guard!?
- On Guard! is 2 hr 8 min long.
- Who directed On Guard!?
- Philippe de Broca
- Who is Lagardère/Le bossu in On Guard!?
- Daniel Auteuil plays Lagardère/Le bossu in the film.
- What is On Guard! about?
- Lagardere (Daniel Auteuil), a commoner, meets the Duc de Nevers (Vincent Perez), and the two, both expert swordsmen, develop a close bond. When the duke discovers he has fathered an illegitimate daughter in the countryside, he decides to marry the baby's mother, and brings Lagardere along for the journey. On the day of the wedding, though, the duke is killed by his fiendish cousin, Count Gonzague (Fabrice Luchini). Lagardere escapes with the infant and bides his time until he can exact revenge.