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DIANE – Miklós Rózsa
GREATEST SCORES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Original Review by Craig Lysy
Samuel Goldwyn of MGM was given a fifty-page manuscript titled “Diane de Poitiers” by John Erskine, which producer Edwin H. Knopft purchased in 1939. The project was given the green light to proceed, however financing delayed production until 1953 when Knopft renewed his effort and received the blessing of studio executive Don Schary to proceed. A $3.892 million budget was provided. Christopher Isherwood was hired to adapt Erskine’s story, and David Miller was tasked with directing. An impressive cast was assembled, which included Lana Turner as Dian de Poitiers, Pedro Armendáriz as King Francis I, Roger Moore as Prince Henri/King Henri II, Marisa Pavan as Catherine dé Medici, Sir Cedric Hardwick as Ruggieri, Torin Hatcher as Count de Brézé, Taina Elg as Alys, John Lupton as Regnault, and Henry Danelli as Gondi. Read more…
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