Movie·1966·1h 35m
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
Country
France
Language
French
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The Story
Original title: La Prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV
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.
Written By
Philippe Erlanger, Jean Gruault
Producer
Claude Baks
Cinematography
Georges Leclerc
Editor
Armand Ridel
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Jean-Marie Patte
Louis XIV
Raymond Jourdan
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Silvagni
Cardinal Mazarin
Katharina Renn
Anne d'Autriche
Dominique Vincent
Madame Du Plessis
Pierre Barrat
Nicolas Fouquet
Fernand Fabre
Michel Le Tellier
Françoise Ponty
Louise de la Vallière
Joëlle Laugeois
Marie-Thérèse
Maurice Barrier
D'Artagnan
André Dumas
Le Père Joly
François Mirante
M. de Brienne
Roger Guillo
L'apothicaire
Louis Raymond
Le premier médecin
Maurice Bourbon
Le deuxième médecin
Michel Ferre
M. de Gesvres
Guy Pintat
Le chef-cuisinier
Michelle Marquais
Mme de Motteville
// crew
Crew
Claude Baks
Producer
Roberto Rossellini
Director, Writer
Philippe Erlanger
Writer
Jean Gruault
Writer
Georges Leclerc
Director of Photography
Jean-Louis Picavet
Director of Photography
Armand Ridel
Editor
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