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* RaceLift: The white European Charles the Bold was played by Roger Hanin, who was of Jewish Algerian descent.

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* RaceLift: The white European Charles the Bold was played by Roger Hanin, who was of a native Jewish Algerian descent.Algerian.
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* AnAxeToGrind: The second weapons to use in the TrialByCombat between Robert and Jean de Sénac are battleaxes.
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** While he's ambushed on a road and bridge and defends himself very well against multiple opponents, one of them knocks him out InTheBack with a wooden club, then they throw him over the bridge.

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** While he's Robert is ambushed on a road and bridge and defends himself very well against multiple opponents, one of them knocks him out InTheBack with a wooden club, then they throw him over the bridge.
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* TrialByCombat: In ''Film/{{Ivanhoe}}'' fashion. Towards the end, Jean de Sénac accuses Jeanne of witchcraft because of the "miracle of the wolves", and because it would weaken Louis. Robert invokes "God's judgment" to solve the matter instead of submitting Jeanne to the Question (i.e. torture), which means a DuelToTheDeath between Robert and Sénac.

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* TrialByCombat: In ''Film/{{Ivanhoe}}'' fashion. Towards the end, Jean de Sénac accuses Jeanne of witchcraft because of the "miracle of the wolves", and because it would weaken Louis. Robert invokes "God's judgment" to solve the matter instead of submitting Jeanne to the Question (i.e. torture), which means a DuelToTheDeath between Robert and Sénac.
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* EpicFlail: Robert's first weapon option in the TrialByCombat against Jean de Sénac at the end. The matter uses a morning star meanwhile.

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* EpicFlail: Robert's first weapon option in the TrialByCombat against Jean de Sénac at the end. The matter latter uses a morning star meanwhile.

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* {{BFS}}: When both Robert and Count Jean de Sénac end up on foot in their DuelToTheDeath, they use two-handed longswords against each other.

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* {{BFS}}: When both AnAxeToGrind: The second weapons to use in the TrialByCombat between Robert and Count Jean de Sénac end up on foot in their DuelToTheDeath, they are battleaxes.
* {{BFS}}: The final weapons to
use in the TrialByCombat between Robert and Jean de Sénac are two-handed longswords against each other.longswords.



* EpicFlail: Robert's first weapon option in the TrialByCombat against Jean de Sénac at the end. The matter uses a morning star meanwhile.



* HeroicSacrifice: In order to throw Sénac off Jeanne's trail when they are chased, the Count of Hesselin has Jeanne run in the snowy woods while he stays in his coach to lure Sénac. The Count pays it with his life when Sénac catches up.

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* HeroicSacrifice: In order to throw Sénac off Jeanne's trail when they are chased, the Count of Hesselin has Jeanne run in the snowy woods while he stays in his coach to lure Sénac. The Count pays it with his life when Sénac catches up.up to him.
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* HappyEnding: Robert kills Jean de Sénac in a TrialByCombat, and Louis consents to him marrying Jeanne.


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* NotBad: After Robert kills Jean de Sénac in their TrialByCombat, Charles admits that it's a pity that Robert isn't one of his knights.


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* SavedByCanon: The entirety of the film happens in 1468, so Charles the Bold (the film's BigBad) cannot be killed off, since he would die nine years later at the siege of Nancy. He simply [[GracefulLoser gracefully loses]] the TrialByCombat and it's Jean de Sénac who bites it because of said trial instead, and he even has a NotBad reaction to Robert's victory.
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* WreckedWeapon: The blade of Robert's longsword gets broken by that of Jean de Sénac during their DuelToTheDeath, but Robert still manages to stab Jean's stomach with what's left of his sword.

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* WreckedWeapon: The blade of Robert's longsword gets broken by that of Jean de Sénac during their DuelToTheDeath, TrialByCombat, but Robert still manages to stab Jean's stomach with what's left of his sword.
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* TrialByCombat: In ''Film/{{Ivanhoe}}'' fashion. Towards the end, Jean de Sénac accuses Jeanne of witchcraft because of the "miracle of the wolves", and because it would weaken Louis. Robert invokes "God's judgment" to solve the matter instead of submitting Jeanne to the Question (i.e. torture), which means a DuelToTheDeath between Robert and Sénac.
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* MasterForger: Sénac goes to see a scribe who imitates the king's writing to write a fake letter in order to accuse the king of triggering the Liège insurrection.

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* {{BFS}}: When both Robert and Count Jean de Sénac (Creator/GuyDelorme) end up on foot in their DuelToTheDeath, they use two-handed longswords against each other.

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* {{BFS}}: When both Robert and Count Jean de Sénac (Creator/GuyDelorme) end up on foot in their DuelToTheDeath, they use two-handed longswords against each other.


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* TheDragon: Jean de Sénac (Creator/GuyDelorme) is the right-hand man of [[BigBad Charles the Bold]] and he's in charge of carrying out Charles' schemes against Louis XI.


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* HeroicSacrifice: In order to throw Sénac off Jeanne's trail when they are chased, the Count of Hesselin has Jeanne run in the snowy woods while he stays in his coach to lure Sénac. The Count pays it with his life when Sénac catches up.


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* SavageWolves: Plays straight ''and'' {{subverted|Trope}}. The eponymous "Miracle of the Wolves" happens when Jeanne is chased by Sénac and his men in a snowy glade: a pack of wild wolves runs in the direction of Jeanne, she [[SayYourPrayers kneels to pray]]... and the pack passes by her and the wolves directly attack Sénac and his men instead. The pack of wolves somehow stays around Jeanne to ''protect her'' afterwards.
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* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Upon his capture by Jean de Sénac, the coachman of the Count of Hesselin reveals that Jeanne fled in the woods with the king's message in exchange for his life being spare (and Sénac gives his word). Sénac then stabs him in the gut with a dagger.

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* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Upon his capture by Jean de Sénac, the coachman of the Count of Hesselin reveals that Jeanne fled in the woods with the king's message in exchange for his life being spare spared (and Sénac gives his word). Sénac then doesn't even wait till he's finished talking and stabs him in the gut with a dagger.
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* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Upon his capture by Jean de Sénac, the coachman of the Count of Hesselin reveals that Jeanne fled in the woods with the king's message in exchange for his life being spare (and Sénac gives his word). Sénac then stabs him in the gut with a dagger.
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* TheLateMiddleAges: The film takes place in France in this era (between 1467 and 1477), under the reign of Louis XI a few decades before UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance reached the country.

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* TheLateMiddleAges: The film takes place in France in this era (between 1467 and 1477), (during the Third Liège war in 1468), under the reign of Louis XI a few decades before UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance reached the country.
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* TheLateMiddleAges: The film takes place in France in this era, under the reign of Louis XI a few decades before UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance reached the country.

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* TheLateMiddleAges: The film takes place in France in this era, era (between 1467 and 1477), under the reign of Louis XI a few decades before UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance reached the country.

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In France, in the second half of the 15th century, UsefulNotes/LouisXI (Jean-Louis Barrault), [[UsefulNotes/LetatCestMoi King of France]], and [[UsefulNotes/CharlesDukeOfBurgundy Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy]] (Roger Hanin), are in a nigh-conflictual situation. In order to ensure peace, the King wants to marry his goddaughter Jeanne de Beauvais (Rosanna Schiaffino) to Charles, who desires her. Trouble is, Jeanne is in love with a knight in loyal service of Louis, Robert de Neuville (Creator/JeanMarais)...

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In France, in the second half of the 15th century, UsefulNotes/LouisXI (Jean-Louis Barrault), [[UsefulNotes/LetatCestMoi King of France]], and his cousin [[UsefulNotes/CharlesDukeOfBurgundy Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy]] (Roger Hanin), are in a nigh-conflictual situation. In order to ensure peace, the King wants to marry his goddaughter Jeanne de Beauvais (Rosanna Schiaffino) to Charles, who desires her. Trouble is, Jeanne is in love with a knight in loyal service of Louis, Robert de Neuville (Creator/JeanMarais)...


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* SuperWindowJump: Robert escapes Charles' castle through a window using a garland as rope to swing towards it and jump through it.

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In France, in the second half of the 15th century, UsefulNotes/LouisXI (Jean-Louis Barrault), [[UsefulNotes/LetatCestMoi King of France]], and [[UsefulNotes/CharlesDukeOfBurgundy Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy]] (Roger Hanin), are in a "cold war" situation. Louis seeks to stabilize peace despite the Duke's growing anger against him. To that end, the King wants to marry his goddaughter Jeanne de Beauvais (Rosanna Schiaffino) to Charles, who desires her. Trouble is, Jeanne is in love with a knight in loyal service of Louis, Robert de Neuville (Creator/JeanMarais)...

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In France, in the second half of the 15th century, UsefulNotes/LouisXI (Jean-Louis Barrault), [[UsefulNotes/LetatCestMoi King of France]], and [[UsefulNotes/CharlesDukeOfBurgundy Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy]] (Roger Hanin), are in a "cold war" nigh-conflictual situation. Louis seeks In order to stabilize peace despite the Duke's growing anger against him. To that end, ensure peace, the King wants to marry his goddaughter Jeanne de Beauvais (Rosanna Schiaffino) to Charles, who desires her. Trouble is, Jeanne is in love with a knight in loyal service of Louis, Robert de Neuville (Creator/JeanMarais)...



* BigBad: Charles the Bold is the main antagonist.



* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Charles the Bold is painted in a negative light compared to Louis. Suffice to say, RealLife was way more [[GreyAndGrayMorality nuanced]].

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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Charles the Bold is treated as the BigBad painted in a negative light compared to Louis. Suffice to say, RealLife was way more [[GreyAndGrayMorality nuanced]].
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* WrestlerInAllOfUs: To rescue Jeanne, Robert infiltrates the castle and [[FancyDinner feast]] of Charles as a masked and mute wrestler to entertain Charles and the guests. One of the nobles of Charles' court volunteers to fight him, and Robert beats him using some moves that would belong in a modern wrestling lexicon rather than a medieval one.

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* WrestlerInAllOfUs: To rescue Jeanne, Robert infiltrates the castle and [[FancyDinner feast]] of Charles as a masked and mute wrestler to entertain Charles and the guests. One of the nobles of Charles' court volunteers to fight him, and Robert beats him using him, then Charles wants in and, despite a KillerBearHug on Robert at one point, also gets his ass kicked before Robert reveals himself. Robert uses some moves that would belong in a modern wrestling lexicon rather than a medieval one.
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* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Robert infiltrates the castle of Charles as a masked and mute wrestler. One of the nobles of Charles' court volunteers to fight him, and Robert beats him using some moves that would belong in a modern wrestling lexicon rather than a medieval one.

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* WrestlerInAllOfUs: To rescue Jeanne, Robert infiltrates the castle and [[FancyDinner feast]] of Charles as a masked and mute wrestler.wrestler to entertain Charles and the guests. One of the nobles of Charles' court volunteers to fight him, and Robert beats him using some moves that would belong in a modern wrestling lexicon rather than a medieval one.
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* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Robert infiltrates the castle of Charles as a masked and mute wrestler. One of the nobles of Charles' court volunteers to fight him, and Robert beats him using some moves that would belong in a modern wrestling lexicon rather than a medieval one.
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** The villagers who help Robert infiltrating the castle of Charles [[JanitorImpersonationInfiltration knock servants out]] to [[MuggedForDisguise steal their clothes]].

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** The villagers who help Robert infiltrating the castle of Charles [[JanitorImpersonationInfiltration knock servants out]] to [[MuggedForDisguise steal their clothes]].clothes]] and neutralize a few soldiers of Charles this way as well (two of them end up thrown over the ramparts unconscious).

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