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Richelieu

Richelieu

9,5 /10 (2 Votes)
1977 FR 1 Seasons

Overview

In a France fractured by court rivalries and personal ambitions, Richelieu moves without ornament. No flourish, no glory — only the cold machinery of power. Caught between a hesitant king, a nobility dreaming of defiance, and enemies multiplying on every front, the cardinal enforces his line: centralize, control, crush resistance. The series follows a strategist who doesn’t hide behind morality. He acts to keep the State standing, even if it means breaking those who stand in his way. Espionage, secret negotiations, decisive strikes… Richelieu plays a game where mistakes are fatal, and the survival of the kingdom rests on one man willing to go further than all the others

First air date

13/10/1977

Votes

2

Popularity

1.1

Richelieu: behind the purple, lies secrecy and strategy.

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Created by

Jean-François Chiappe, Philippe Erlanger

Networks

TF1

Language

FR

Last air date

1977-11-17

Episodes

6

Episode runtime

52 min

Miniseries

Miniseries

6 episodes • 1977

The series follows Richelieu’s rise in a kingdom still shaken by the Wars of Religion. The nobility challenges royal aut…

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