About the film
17th century louis xiv
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
Release Date: October 08, 1966
| Year | : | 1966 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama, History |
| Production Companies | : | Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française |
| Director | : | Roberto Rossellini |
| Producers | : | |
| Writers | : | Roberto Rossellini, Jean Gruault, Philippe Erlanger |
| RunTime | : | 90 mins. |
Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, the Superintendant who has been systematically looting the treasury and wants to be prime minister. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power and overplays his hand by offering a bribe to Louis' mistress to be his ally. She reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant strategy to keep merchants making money, nobles in debt, the urban poor working and fed, and peasants untaxed.
Main Actors
Jean-Marie Patte
Character : Louis XIV
Raymond Jourdan
Character : Jean Baptiste Colbert
Silvagni
Character : Cardinal Mazarin
Katharina Renn
Character : Anne d'Autriche
Dominique Vincent
Character : Madame Du Plessis
Pierre Barrat
Character : Nicolas Fouquet
Fernand Fabre
Character : Michel Le Tellier
Françoise Ponty
Character : Louise de la Vallière
Joëlle Laugeois
Character : Marie-Thérèse
Maurice Barrier
Character : D'Artagnan
André Dumas
Character : Le Père Joly
François Mirante
Character : M. de Brienne
Roger Guillo
Character : L'apothicaire
Louis Raymond
Character : Le premier médecin
Maurice Bourbon
Character : Le deuxième médecin
Michel Ferre
Character : M. de Gesvres
Guy Pintat
Character : Le chef-cuisinier
Michelle Marquais
Character : Mme de Motteville
Jean-Jacques Daubin
Character : M. de Vardes
Georges Goubert
Character : M. de Soyecourt
Pierre Pernet
Character : Monsieur
Gilette Barbier
Character : Pierrette Dufour
Jean Obé
Character : Le Vau
Jacques Charby
Character : L'assistant de Le Vau
Micheline Muc
Character : Mlle de Pons
Michel Debrane
Character : Le tailleur
François Bennard
Character : L'Archevèque
Georges Spanelly
Character : Seguier
Jean Soustre
Character : M. de Guiche
Axel Ganz
Character : L'Ambassadeur
Jean-Jacques Leconte
Character : Le 1er Chambellan
Violette Marceau
Character : Mlle de Chemerault
Paula Dehelly
Character : Mme d'Elboeuf
Jacques Préboist
Character : Mousquetaire
André Daguenet
Character : Le patron marinier
Marc Fraiseau
Character : Marinier
Pierre Frag
Character : Marinier
Jean Coste
Character : Marinier
Rita Maiden
Character : Une paysanne
Jean-Claude Charnay
Character : Messenger
Jacqueline Corot
Character : Madame Henrietta
Hélène Manesse
Character : The Naiad
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