The Exile (Film 1947)

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The Exile is a 1947 American historical adventure romantic film directed by Max Ophüls, and produced, written by, and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. French actress Rita Corday (billed as "Paule Croset") played the romantic interest.

In 1660, Charles Stuart (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.), deposed as king of England by Oliver Cromwell and the Roundheads, is in exile in the Netherlands with a few loyalists, awaiting the right opportunity to return. Whilst bartering in a local marketplace, he meets Katie (Rita Corday), a Dutch farm owner and flower seller.

The film is based on the 1926 novel His Majesty, the King: A Romantic Love Chase of the Seventeenth Century by Cosmo Hamilton.

Cast & Characters:
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Charles Stuart (Charles II of England)
Maria Montez as Countess Anabella de Courteuil
Rita Corday ("Paule Croset") as Katie
Henry Daniell as Colonel Ingram
Nigel Bruce as Sir Edward Hyde
Robert Coote as Dick Pinner
Otto Waldis as Jan
Eldon Gorst as Seymour
Milton A. Owen as Wilcox
Colin Keith-Johnston as Captain Bristol
Ben H. Wright as Milbanke
Colin Kenny as Ross
Peter Shaw as Higson
Will Stanton as Tucket
C.S. Ramsey-Hill [sic] as Cavalier Official
Lumsden Hare as Roundhead General
Lester Matthews as Robbins
Thomas P. Dillon as Jasper
William Trenk as Footman
Fred Cavens as Coachman
Alla Dunn as Marie
Torben Meyer as Sea Captain
Grayce Hampton as First Court Lady
Mary Forbes as Second Court Lady
Charles Stevens as Painter
Harry Cording as Roundhead (uncredited)

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