Milady

Overview

Commandant Gardefort, horseman at the Cadre Noir Riding Academy in Saumur, having given up hope of promotion decides to retire. To fill his time until then, he buys a mare, Milady, and in two years trains her to the highest dressage haute ecole standards. But he finds himself in dire financial straits over his divorce, and is obliged to sell the mare. She is bought by a rich Belgian banker, who transforms Milady into a circus horse. Visiting him, Gardefort resolves the situation in the only way he sees fit.

Cast

Jacques Dufilho

Commander Gardefort

Claude Giraud

Grumbach, banker

Jean Martinelli

Béguier de La Digue

François Marthouret

Luc de Leal, Gardefort's student

Pascale de Boysson

Mrs. Gardefort

Michel Duplaix

Judge

Jacques Maury

Notary

Jean Champion

Chapuzot

Jean-Jacques Chollet

Bookseller

François Viaur