The Companions of Jehu

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The Companions of Jehu
1955 edition
AuthorAlexandre Dumas
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
GenreHistorical adventure
Publication date
1857
Media typePrint

The Companions of Jehu (French: Les Compagnons de Jéhu) is a

vigilantes during the French Revolution. It was also turned into a play by Dumas and Charles Gabet premiering at the Théâtre de la Gaîté on 2 July 1857.[1]

Adaptations

In 1946 it provided the loose inspiration for the American swashbuckler film The Fighting Guardsman produced by Columbia Pictures and starring Willard Parker, Anita Louise and Janis Carter.[2] In 1966 it was made into a French television series The Companions of Jehu which ran for thirteen episodes.

References

  1. ^ Best p.88
  2. ^ Goble p.137

Bibliography

  • Best, Janice. Power and Propaganda in French Second Empire Theatre: Playing Napoleon. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.