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On Guard
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73/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 88. Critics average 88, everyone else 70.
See the most agreed on films →France, 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIII. When a dear friend, the Duke of Nevers, is treacherously assassinated by a powerful relative, a skilled swordsman, the noble Henri de Lagardère, seeks his rightful vengeance as he tries to protect the innocent life of the duke's last heir.
Details
- Director
- Philippe de Broca
- Writers
- Jean Cosmos, Jérôme Tonnerre, Philippe de Broca
- Released
- 3 December 1997
- Country
- France, Germany, Italy
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Budget
- $30.0M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 9 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 11 →1 major award won · 2 wins from 11 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| César Award 1997 | Best Costume Design | Christian Gasc | Winner |
| César Award 1997 | Best Production Design | Bernard Vézat | Nominee |
| César Award 1997 | Best Editing | Henri Lanoë | Nominee |
| César Award 1997 | Best Music | Philippe Sarde | Nominee |
| César Award 1997 | Best Film | Philippe de Broca | Nominee |
| César Award 1997 | Best Actor | Daniel Auteuil | Nominee |
| César Award 1997 | Best Actress | Marie Gillain | Nominee |
| César Award 1997 | Best Supporting Actor | Vincent Perez | Nominee |
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11 awards — On Guard
×| Best Costume Design | Christian Gasc | Winner |
| Best Actor | Daniel Auteuil | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Marie Gillain | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Jean-François Robin | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Henri Lanoë | Nominee |
| Best Film | Philippe de Broca | Nominee |
| Best Music | Philippe Sarde | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Bernard Vézat | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Vincent Perez | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Vincent Perez | Winner |
| Best Film, Foreign | Patrick Godeau, Philippe de Broca | Nominee |