The Battle of Hernani

The Battle of Hernani

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2002 · 85 min · ★ 10.0 · History, TV Movie

Drama chronicling the premiere of Victor Hugo's 1830 drama Hernani, and the dramatic Romantics that rallied around it.

Directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe · Written by Claude Allègre

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