Series
the famous escapes
Documentary
From Bonaparte to Casanova, history is cast in the light of famous escapes from various European countries.
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Seasons & episodes
1Episode 16 Mar 1972 · 55m · ★ 8.0After the death of Louis XIII, the Duc de Beaufort, the late king's legitimate nephew, continued to intrigue against Mazarin. Mazarin, supported by the Queen who saw in him a man of government, imprisoned the Duke in the Château de Vincennes, where he remained for five years. But his friends, the Condés and the Duchesse de Montbazon, tried to free him. Mazarin and the Queen laughed at an astrologer's prediction that the escape would take place on Whit Sunday 1649. And yet, the Duc de Beaufort received unexpected support even in his own prison.
2Episode 213 Mar 1972 · 55m · ★ 8.0In Paris, in the spring of 1815, Count Antoine Marie Charmans de Lavalette learns that Napoleon has landed at Golfe-Juan. Without delay, Bonaparte's former aide-de-camp helped organize the Emperor's grand return. But things went badly wrong: after the defeat at Waterloo and the return of Louis XVIII to the throne, the white terror set in. Lavalette, one of the first outlaws, was arrested, tried and sentenced to death, before being executed on December 21, 1815.
3Episode 320 Mar 1972 · 55m · ★ 8.0In 1748, following a misunderstanding, Latude incurred the wrath of the Marquise de Pompadour, who had him imprisoned in the Bastille. He managed to escape three times, each time recaptured, before finally regaining his freedom in 1784.
4Episode 427 Mar 1972 · 55m · ★ 7.0In 532, King Clovis died and his son Theodoric, who succeeded him, took Attale, son of the Count of Autun, hostage. Gregory, bishop of Langres and Attale's uncle, orders the faithful Leon to send his nephew away. Leon manages to get himself hired as Theodoric's cook and frees Attale and the young German princess Yseut, with whom he has fallen in love in the meantime.
5Episode 53 Apr 1972 · 55m · ★ 8.0January 1807, Poland is liberated from the Prussian yoke after the Battle of Jena. Emperor Napoleon visits the castle of Hungarian baron Wolfgang von Kempelen, and notices the automata designed by the baron, who died in 1804, in particular the Turkish chess player.
6Episode 615 Apr 1972 · 55m · ★ 8.01597: Lieutenant Louis de la Pivardière returns from war to find his wife in an awkward situation, and a heated argument ensues. The next morning, M. de la Pivardière disappeared. The wife is accused of murdering her husband.
7Episode 717 Apr 1972 · 55m · ★ 8.0In 1755, Casanova returned to his native Venice, but was arrested for libertinism and Masonic practices. After thirteen months of imprisonment at the Piombi, with his trial still pending, Casanova decided to escape.
8Episode 830 Oct 1972 · 55m · ★ 7.0In 1538, under false accusation from the Prince of Farnese, Benvenuto Cellini was imprisoned for allegedly stealing jewels belonging to Pope Clement VII.
9Episode 96 Nov 1972 · 55m · ★ 8.0In 1811, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a treasury vault is robbed. Inspector Lamb is put in charge of the investigation...
10Episode 1013 Nov 1972 · 55m · ★ 7.0In the 17th century, Colonel Georg Jenatsch, a native of Graubünden, liberated Valtellina from the Spaniards on behalf of the Duke of Rohan. Disguised as a peasant, he managed to break into a Spanish fortress to obtain information. But when he was recognized, he was imprisoned and had to be executed.
11Episode 1120 Nov 1972 · 55m · ★ 8.0In the 18th century, led by Prince Rakoczi, the Hungarians rebelled against the despotism of Emperor Leopold I. Using a trap, the emperor's men arrested him and locked him up in the fortress of Wiener Neustadt.
12Episode 1227 Nov 1972 · 55m · ★ 7.0In the 15th century, after being dismissed by the Republic of Venice, the condottier Bartolomeo Colleoni entered the service of the Duke of Milan. But he was soon accused of playing a double game for the benefit of Venice. He was arrested and taken in chains to the prison of the Fools at Monza Castle.
13Episode 134 Dec 1972 · 55m · ★ 7.0Sovereign of the provinces of Hainaut, Holland, Zeeland and Friesland, Jacqueline de Bavière led a peaceful existence in the first quarter of the 15th century. However, she found herself at the heart of a political and military conflict between the Dukes of Burgundy and the English. Imprisoned along with her maid, she must use her beauty and intelligence to escape.
Details
- First aired
- 6 Mar 1972
- Last aired
- 4 Dec 1972
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- French
- Network
- ORTF Télévision
- Episodes
- 13
- Votes
- 2 on TMDB
