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Royal Affairs in Versailles

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Calorie Rating: 232
Released: 1954-02-10
Running Time: 165 Minutes
Studios: Cocinex,


Witty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by autocratic Louis XIV, whose personal affairs and amours, and those of his two successors, are followed in more detail to the start of the Revolution, after which the story is brought rapidly up to date. A huge cast plays mainly historical persons who appear briefly.

Director / Directors

Francine Corteggiani
Script Supervisor
Gérard Renateau
Assistant Director

François Gir
Assistant Director


Cast

Michel Auclair
Character: Jacques Damiens
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Character: Cardinal de Rohan
Jean-Louis Barrault
Character: Fénelon

Jeanne Boitel
Character: Mrs. de Sévigné
Gilbert Bokanowski
Character: Louis XVI
Bourvil
Character: Museum guard

Pauline Carton
Character: Neighbor
Gino Cervi
Character: Cagliostro
Jean Chevrier
Character: Turenne

Aimé Clariond
Character: Rivarol
Claudette Colbert
Character: Mrs. de Montespan
Nicole Courcel
Character: Mrs. de Chalis

Danièle Delorme
Character: Louison Chabray
Yves Deniaud
Character: Peasant
Jean Desailly
Character: Marivaux

Renée Devillers
Character: Mrs. Campan
Daniel Gélin
Character: Jean Collinet
Fernand Gravey
Character: Molière

Sacha Guitry
Character: Louis XIV (older)
Pierre Larquey
Character: Museum guard
Jean Marais
Character: Louis XV

Georges Marchal
Character: Louis XIV young
Lana Marconi
Character: Marie-Antoinette / Nicole Legay
Mary Marquet
Character: Mrs. de Maintenon

Gaby Morlay
Character: Countess de la Motte
Claude Nollier
Character: Countess de Soissons
Gisèle Pascal
Character: Louise de La Vallière

Jean-Claude Pascal
Character: Axel De Fersen
Gérard Philipe
Character: D'Artagnan
Édith Piaf
Character: Woman of the people

Micheline Presle
Character: Mrs. de Pompadour
Jean Richard
Character: Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe
Tino Rossi
Character: Gondolier

Louis Seigner
Character: Lavoisier
Raymond Souplex
Character: Auctioneer
Maurice Teynac
Character: Mr. de Montespan

Jean Tissier
Character: Museum guard
Charles Vanel
Character: Mr. de Vergennes
Orson Welles
Character: Benjamin Franklin

Louis Arbessier
Character: Louis XIII
Jacques Berthier
Character: Robespierre
Georges Chamarat
Character: Boileau

Annie Cordy
Character: Mrs. Langlois
Jean-Jacques Delbo
Character: Monsieur de la Motte
Albert Duvaleix
Character: Buyer

Samson Fainsilber
Character: Mazarin
Tania Fédor
Character: Marie Lekzinska
Jacques François
Character: Duke de Saint-Simon

Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Character: Revolutionary
Gilbert Gil
Character: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Marie Mansart
Character: Mrs. de Kerlor

Nicole Maurey
Character: Miss de Fontanges
Jacques Morel
Character: Böhmer
Jean Murat
Character: Louvois

Constant Rémy
Character: La Reynie
Germaine Rouer
Character: Elmire
Jacques Varennes
Character: Colbert

Howard Vernon
Character: English buyer
Martine Alexis
Character: Mrs. de Nouchy
Paul Azaïs
Character: Revolutionary

Jean-Louis Allibert
Character: Le Vau
Brigitte Bardot
Character: Miss de Rosille
Lily Baron
Character: Mrs. de Balto

Liliane Bert
Character: Armande Béjart
Roland Bourdin
Character: Fragonard
Jany Castel
Character: Marie-Thérèse d'Espagne

André Chanu
Character: Duc de Noailles
Anne Carrère
Character: Mrs. de Chamarat
Claudy Chapeland
Character: Louis XIII as a child

René Charles
Character: Lord
France Delahalle
Character: Lady of the court
Jacques Derives
Character: Lord

Bernard Dhéran
Character: Beaumarchais
Émile Drain
Character: Napoléon Ier
Alain Durtal
Character: Bontemps

Cécile Eddy
Character: Mrs. de Frépons
Robert Favart
Character: Mr. de Carlène
Jacques de Féraudy
Character: Voltaire

Roger Gaillard
Character: D'Alembert
Lucienne Granier
Character: Mrs. de Senlis
Robert Hommet
Character: Count de Langeais

Marcel Journet
Character: Mr. de Beydz
Pierre Lord
Character: Mansart
Jacques Mafioly
Character: Mr. de Puiset

Olivier Mathot
Character: Boileau
Gérard Moryn
Character: Bossuet
Lucien Nat
Character: Montesquieu

Gilles Quéant
Character: Racine
Fernand René
Character: Citizen poet
Gaston Rey
Character: Henri IV

Philippe Richard
Character: Louis Philippe 1st
Vanna Urbino
Character: Medium
René Worms
Character: Bassenge

Pierre Would
Character: Vauban
Jacqueline Maillan
Character: Visitor (uncredited)
Frédéric Rossif
Character: Un homme du peuple (uncredited)

Guy Tréjan
Character: Marc Rétaux de Villette (uncredited)


Production and Crew

René Renoux
Production Design
Alex Archambault
Key Makeup Artist

Marcel Rey
Key Hair Stylist
Marc Lanjean
Music Director

Roger Bar
Set Dresser
André Chabrol
Unit Production Manager

Louis Née
Camera Operator
Raymond Mairesse
Camera Operator
Joseph de Bretagne
Sound Engineer

Clément Duhour
Executive Producer
Maggy Rouff
Costume Design

Raymond Gabutti
Art Direction
Pierre Montazel
Director of Photography
Jean Françaix
Original Music Composer