Les Évasions célèbres - Season 1

Les Évasions célèbres - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes13
Datesmars 6, 1972 - déc. 4, 1972

Episodes

L'Évasion du duc de Beaufort
Season 1Episode 155 min

L'Évasion du duc de Beaufort

After 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.
mars 6, 1972
L'Évasion du comte de Lavalette
Season 1Episode 255 min

L'Évasion du comte de Lavalette

In 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.
mars 13, 1972
Latude ou l'entêtement de vivre
Season 1Episode 355 min

Latude ou l'entêtement de vivre

In 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.
mars 20, 1972
Attale, esclave gaulois
Season 1Episode 455 min

Attale, esclave gaulois

In 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.
mars 27, 1972
Le Joueur d'échecs
Season 1Episode 555 min

Le Joueur d'échecs

January 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.
avr. 3, 1972
L'Étrange trépas de Monsieur de la Pivardière
Season 1Episode 655 min

L'Étrange trépas de Monsieur de la Pivardière

avr. 10, 1972
L'Évasion de Casanova
Season 1Episode 755 min

L'Évasion de Casanova

In 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.
avr. 17, 1972
Benvenuto Cellini
Season 1Episode 855 min

Benvenuto Cellini

In 1538, under false accusation from the Prince of Farnese, Benvenuto Cellini was imprisoned for allegedly stealing jewels belonging to Pope Clement VII.
oct. 30, 1972
L'Enquête de l'inspecteur
Season 1Episode 955 min

L'Enquête de l'inspecteur

In 1811, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a treasury vault is robbed. Inspector Lamb is put in charge of the investigation...
nov. 6, 1972
Le Colonel Jenatsch
Season 1Episode 1055 min

Le Colonel Jenatsch

In 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.
nov. 13, 1972
Le Prince Rakoczi
Season 1Episode 1155 min

Le Prince Rakoczi

In 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.
nov. 20, 1972
Le Condottiere Bartolomeo Colleoni
Season 1Episode 1255 min

Le Condottiere Bartolomeo Colleoni

In 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.
nov. 27, 1972
Jacqueline de Baviere
Season 1Episode 1355 min

Jacqueline de Baviere

Sovereign 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.
déc. 4, 1972

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