Synopsis
Colonel Chabert is mistaken for dead during the Napoleonic war with Russia. When he returns to Paris some years later, he finds that his wife, Anne, has married the Count Ferraud, and is using Chabert’s wealth to finance Ferraud’s social advancement. When his wife refuses to recognise him, Chabert approaches a lawyer, Derville, to reinstate his honour and his wealth. Unfortunately, Anne Ferraud realises that she risks losing everything if she acknowledges Chabert as her husband, and intends to fight her former husband every inch of the way…Read More »