The Sleeping Sentinel (1966) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A political assassination plot turns Doctor Mathieu's requisitioned home into a dangerous battleground for his family.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

The Dangerous Detour

The Russian campaign begins and a planned overnight stop at Châlons-sur-Marne is threatened by an assassination plot. The lodging is changed at the last minute.

Key Events

• Russian Campaign Begins — The Russian campaign begins, establishing the political and military backdrop. Location: France
• Planned Night Stop — The emperor plans to spend a night in Châlons-sur-Marne. Location: Châlons-sur-Marne
• Assassination Plot Detected — The police become aware of an assassination plot. Location: Châlons-sur-Marne
• Lodging Changed — The planned lodging is changed at the last minute because of the danger. Location: Châlons-sur-Marne
• House Requisitioned — Doctor Mathieu's house is requisitioned as the replacement lodging. Characters: Doctor Mathieu Location: Champaubert

The Doctor's House

Doctor Mathieu's house in Champaubert is requisitioned as the replacement lodging. The new setting turns a private home into a politically sensitive location.

Key Events

• House Requisitioned — Doctor Mathieu's house is requisitioned as the replacement lodging. Characters: Doctor Mathieu Location: Champaubert
• Doctor Opposes Emperor — Doctor Mathieu is revealed to be an opponent of the emperor. Characters: Doctor Mathieu Location: Doctor Mathieu's house
• Royalist Plotters Named — Villeroy and Queffelec are identified as royalist instigators allied with Doctor Mathieu. Characters: Doctor Mathieu, Villeroy, Queffelec Location: Champaubert
• Secret Alliance Formed — Doctor Mathieu's opposition connects him to the royalist assassination conspiracy. Characters: Doctor Mathieu, Villeroy, Queffelec Location: Champaubert
• Bombing Plan Chosen — Villeroy and Queffelec decide to plant their bomb at the doctor's house. Characters: Villeroy, Queffelec Location: Champaubert

Royalist Designs

Doctor Mathieu is revealed as an opponent of the emperor allied with Villeroy and Queffelec. The two royalists decide to place their bomb at his house.

Key Events

• Bombing Plan Chosen — Villeroy and Queffelec decide to plant their bomb at the doctor's house. Characters: Villeroy, Queffelec Location: Champaubert
• House Becomes Target — The requisitioned house becomes the intended site of the assassination attempt. Characters: Doctor Mathieu, Villeroy, Queffelec Location: Doctor Mathieu's house
• Family Drawn Into Plot — Doctor Mathieu's family is caught inside the danger created by the plot. Characters: Doctor Mathieu, Mathilde Location: Doctor Mathieu's house
• Mathilde Identified — Mathilde is specifically identified as a family member endangered by the conspiracy. Characters: Doctor Mathieu, Mathilde Location: Doctor Mathieu's house
• Royalists Advance Plan — The two royalist plotters proceed with their plan to use the bomb at the house. Characters: Villeroy, Queffelec Location: Champaubert

Family in Peril

The bombing plan places Doctor Mathieu's family, particularly Mathilde, in danger. The house becomes the focal point of the escalating conspiracy.

Key Events

• Royalists Advance Plan — The two royalist plotters proceed with their plan to use the bomb at the house. Characters: Villeroy, Queffelec Location: Champaubert
• Doctor Faces Double Danger — Doctor Mathieu faces danger both as a political opponent and as the householder at the target site. Characters: Doctor Mathieu, Villeroy, Queffelec Location: Doctor Mathieu's house
• Family Threat Intensifies — The conspiracy places Mathilde and the rest of the family in increasing danger. Characters: Doctor Mathieu, Mathilde, Villeroy, Queffelec Location: Doctor Mathieu's house
• Assassination Site Prepared — The bomb plot is focused on the doctor's house, the newly selected lodging. Characters: Villeroy, Queffelec Location: Doctor Mathieu's house
• Doctor's Allegiance Exposed — Doctor Mathieu's alliance with the royalist instigators becomes central to the crisis. Characters: Doctor Mathieu, Villeroy, Queffelec Location: Doctor Mathieu's house

The Targeted House

The royalist plot reaches its most dangerous stage at Doctor Mathieu's house. The political conspiracy and the family's immediate danger converge.

Key Events

• Doctor's Allegiance Exposed — Doctor Mathieu's alliance with the royalist instigators becomes central to the crisis. Characters: Doctor Mathieu, Villeroy, Queffelec Location: Doctor Mathieu's house
• Mathilde Faces Peril — Mathilde is directly endangered by the bomb placed for the assassination attempt. Characters: Mathilde, Villeroy, Queffelec Location: Doctor Mathieu's house
• Household Crisis Peaks — The doctor's household becomes the focal point of the royalist assassination crisis. Characters: Doctor Mathieu, Mathilde, Villeroy, Queffelec Location: Doctor Mathieu's house
• Conspiracy Reaches Target — The plot culminates at the house where the bomb threatens Doctor Mathieu's family. Characters: Doctor Mathieu, Mathilde, Villeroy, Queffelec Location: Doctor Mathieu's house

Story Breakdown

• Campaign Setting — The story begins against the backdrop of the Russian campaign and a planned overnight stop.
  • Russian Campaign — The campaign establishes the historical and political setting.
  • Planned Stop — The emperor is expected to spend a night in Châlons-sur-Marne.
• 警察警觉 — Police awareness of an assassination plot changes the planned arrangements.
  • Plot Detected — The police learn that an assassination attempt is being prepared.
  • Lodging Changed — The intended lodging is changed at the last minute.
• Doctor's Requisitioned Home — Doctor Mathieu's house in Champaubert becomes the replacement lodging.
  • House Requisitioned — The doctor's residence is taken over for the changed lodging arrangement.
  • New Target — The house becomes vulnerable because it is now the selected location.
• Hidden Political Alliance — Doctor Mathieu's opposition to the emperor links him to the royalist plotters.
  • Doctor Opposes Emperor — Doctor Mathieu is identified as an opponent of the emperor.
  • Royalist Connection — He is allied with Villeroy and Queffelec.
• Royalist Bomb Plot — Villeroy and Queffelec decide to use a bomb at Doctor Mathieu's house.
  • Plotters Coordinate — The two royalist instigators act together in the conspiracy.
  • Bomb Selected — They choose a bomb as the instrument of the assassination attempt.
• Family Under Threat — The political conspiracy endangers Doctor Mathieu's household, especially Mathilde.
  • Mathilde Endangered — Mathilde is placed in danger because she is inside the targeted family.
  • Household Crisis — The bomb plot makes the doctor's home the center of the crisis.

Directed by

Jean Dréville

Key Cast

• Noël-Noël — Doctor Mathieu
• Pascale Audret — Mathilde
• Michel Galabru — Florin
• Raymond Souplex — Villeroy
• Francis Blanche — Constant