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Why there are only 5 episodes instead of 6?

posted 18 years ago by The_Swiss
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The "Rois Maudits" old series (1972) had 6 episodes: each one for each book (there is a 7th book but everyone can disregard it because everything happened lots of years after the end of the 6th book).

Now, reading in someplace I found that the new series has... only 5 episodes.

Had the production compressed all the 6 books in 5 parts?

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La vieille série des "Rois Maudits" (1972) a eu 6 épisodes : chacun pour chaque livre (il y a un 7ème livre mais vous pouvez le négliger parce que tout s'est produit beaucoup d'années après la fin du 6ème livre).

Maintenant, me lisant dedans quelque part j'ai constaté que la nouvelle série a... seulement 5 épisodes.

La production avait-elle comprimé tous les 6 livres dans 5 parts ?

[–] Mahakam 18 years ago

Yes, that's exactly what happened. Although it's been a long time since I've read the books, watching the 2005 series left me with a feeling that many original scenes have been left out. Believe me: stick with the 1972 classic as this "new & improved" (sic) version is nothing but an utterly tasteless waste of time. Josée Dayan shot the entire series (5 X 90 mins) in less than three months... which accounts for the perpetual winter (spanning a dozen years) featured in all the exterior scenes !
The only actor worthy of notice in this shameless disaster is Claude Rich. But then, has he ever been less than great, even on a bad st ?