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★ 7.2/10 1966 1h 35m DramaHistory

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 tre…

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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.

Movie details

Release date
1966-10-08
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama, History
Rating
7.2/10 (51 votes)
Language
FR
Country
France
Director
Roberto Rossellini
Writers
Michelle Podroznik, Philippe Erlanger, Jean Gruault

Cast

Jean-Marie Patte
Jean-Marie Patte
Louis XIV
Raymond Jourdan
Raymond Jourdan
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Silvagni
Silvagni
Cardinal Mazarin
Katharina Renn
Katharina Renn
Anne d'Autriche
Dominique Vincent
Dominique Vincent
Madame Du Plessis
Pierre Barrat
Pierre Barrat
Nicolas Fouquet
Fernand Fabre
Fernand Fabre
Michel Le Tellier
Françoise Ponty
Françoise Ponty
Louise de la Vallière
Joëlle Laugeois
Joëlle Laugeois
Marie-Thérèse
Maurice Barrier
Maurice Barrier
D'Artagnan

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