| The Companions of Jehu | |
| Author: | Alexandre Dumas |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Genre: | Historical adventure |
| Release Date: | 1857 |
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The Companions of Jehu (French: Les Compagnons de Jéhu) is a historical adventure novel by the French writer Alexandre Dumas first published in 1857. It is inspired by the story of the Companions of Jehu, a group of Royalist vigilantes during the French Revolution. It was also turned into a play by Dumas and Charles Gabet premiering at the Théâtre de la Gaîté on 2 July 1857.[1]
In 1946 it provided the loose inspiration for the American swashbuckler film The Fighting Guardsman produced by Columbia Pictures and starring Willard Parker, Anita Louise and Janis Carter.[2] In 1966 it was made into a French television series The Companions of Jehu which ran for thirteen episodes.