The scarlet and the black cast

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Ewan McGregor stars in this British miniseries adaptation of Stendhal's classic novel about an ambitious carpenter's son who seduces his way into French high society in the post-Napoleonic era. Alice Krige, Stratford Johns, T. McKenna, Rachel Weisz. Directed by Ben Bolt. Close Ad. New This Month.

The scarlet and the black cast

The story follows an ambitious, but impoverished young man, who seduces women of high social standing in order to improve his prospects. The series is a faithful adaptation of the novel Le Rouge et le Noir and is condensed into four episodes, each 50 minutes in length. A notable addition to the plot is the figure of Napoleon, which the protagonist, Julien Sorel, envisages during the main turning points of the story. Napoleon represents Julien's ambition in the serial, he compares himself with the French hero, seeing himself as an extraordinary individual. Julien is asked to illustrate his astounding power of memory by quoting passages from the Bible in Latin at a dinner hosted by the conceited M. The apparition of Napoleon to Julien signifies Julien's relentless ambition as a romantic hero and encourages the conquest. Julien relishes the role, galloping back to change into his cassock in order to be part of the religious procession for the King's visit to the local church. The switching from the scarlet of the military uniform and the black cassock of the church indicates Julien's personal battle between truth and hypocrisy, his humble beginnings and the upper classes. Eliza hopes to marry Julien, even though he has made no indication of returning her love, and seeks to end the adulterous affair. This, however, does not prevent them from embracing and then collapsing onto the floor at the ill child's bedside.

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Herbert Kappler : You're alone? Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty : I am. Herbert Kappler : Not afraid I'll shoot you? Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty : No. If you were going to kill me, your man would have already done it in my room. Herbert Kappler : That is so.

Christopher Plummer Col. Herbert Kappler. Raf Vallone Father Vittorio. Kenneth Colley Capt. Walter Gotell Gen. Max Helm. Barbara Bouchet Minna Kappler.

The scarlet and the black cast

Herbert Kappler : You're alone? Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty : I am. Herbert Kappler : Not afraid I'll shoot you? Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty : No. If you were going to kill me, your man would have already done it in my room.

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Abbe de Frilair. Rachel Weisz. Featured review. Les Tate Fabiana Udenio Malcolm Sinclair. Georges Corraface. Alice Krige. The series is a faithful adaptation of the novel Le Rouge et le Noir and is condensed into four episodes, each 50 minutes in length. Scarlet and Black. Ian McNeice. The next day on arrival at the Comte's residence, and seeing that the Comte is not the man who slighted him, Julien recognises the Comte's chauffeur as the true culprit, the Comte being a man of honour carries out the duel with Julien, whom he presumes is a nobleman. Shortly after their affair, Julien is sent on an undercover mission by the Marquis to London, where he is to deliver a secret message to the Duke of Wellington which he has committed to memory.

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Rachel Weisz. Julien is scoffed at in the street and challenges the offender to a duel. Intelligence Officer as Bill Berger. This suits the Marquis in his plans for Julien and gives the story credence with the presentation of the blue coat. Pope Pius makes it clear he understands O'Flaherty's motivation while warning him that if he is arrested, the Pope will not compromise Vatican neutrality to save him. More to explore. See the full list. Simon Weiss Billy Boyle Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from October Use British English from October Articles lacking in-text citations from September All articles lacking in-text citations Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from November Julien starts his campaign to win Madame de Fervaques, a pure and devout woman. Duke of Wellington.