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Line 13: \| editing = \| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] \| released = ~~[[1926~~30 inSeptember ~~film\|~~1926]] \| runtime = 90 minutes \| country = {{Film US}} Line 30: Bardelys, as Lesperon, encounters the king's soldiers who are hunting Lesperon, fights them, and escapes, badly wounded, to the castle of Lavedan. Roxalanne hides him from the king's soldiers and tends to his wounds. She nurses him to health and pledges her love, but when a guilt-ridden Bardelys refuses to marry her, she angrily turns him over to the king's men. Bardelys, still believed to be Lesperon, is brought to trial for treason—where Châtellerault is the judge. Châtellerault refuses to admit his identity and condemns him to death. Roxalanne finds Bardelys in prison, confesses her love, and marries Châtellerault in a desperate effort to save Bardelys' life. Bardelys escapes from the gallows just as the King arrives to confirm his identity. Châtellerault dies in a duel with Louis' men, and Bardelys and Roxalanne embrace.<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=490224 Plot summary at Turner Classic Movies]</ref> ==Preservation status== ~~==History==~~ The film was considered a [[lost film]] for many years, ~~the~~with only ~~surviving bits being~~ the [[trailer (film)\|trailer]] and a brief excerpt in Vidor's ''[[Show People]].'' A(1928) surviving. According to Robert Osborne on [[Turner Classic Movies]], MGM signed a contract with Sabatini in 1926, giving MGM the rights to his novel for 10 years. In 1936, MGM chose not to renew the rights, and destroyed the negative and all known prints per the terms of the contract. In 2006, a nearly complete print of the film was found in France in 2006, missing only reel three.<ref name="silentera Bardleys">{{cite web \|url=http://www.silentera.com/video/bardelysTheMagnificentHV.html \|title=Progressive Silent Film List: Bardelys the Magnificent \|accessdate=2009-06-04\|work=Silent Era}}</ref> It was restored, using production stills and footage from the film trailer to stand in for the missing section, and made available in 2008 for U. S. theatrical and DVD release. ==Cast==