Royal Affairs in Versailles

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Royal Affairs in Versailles

"The history of the palace of Versailles from it's founding to the present."

1954

2h 45m

6.8(26 votes)

Drama

History

Comedy

Overview

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.

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97 members

Acting

Michel Auclair

Jacques Damiens

Acting

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Cardinal de Rohan

Acting

Jean-Louis Barrault

Fénelon

Acting

Jeanne Boitel

Mrs. de Sévigné

Acting

Gilbert Bokanowski

Louis XVI

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Bourvil

Museum guard

Acting

Pauline Carton

Neighbor

Acting

Gino Cervi

Cagliostro

Acting

Jean Chevrier

Turenne

Acting

Aimé Clariond

Rivarol

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Claudette Colbert

Mrs. de Montespan

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Nicole Courcel

Mrs. de Chalis

Acting

Danièle Delorme

Louison Chabray

Acting

Yves Deniaud

Peasant

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Jean Desailly

Marivaux

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Renée Devillers

Mrs. Campan

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Daniel Gélin

Jean Collinet

Acting

Fernand Gravey

Molière

Directing

Sacha Guitry

Louis XIV (older)

Acting

Pierre Larquey

Museum guard

Acting

Jean Marais

Louis XV

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Georges Marchal

Louis XIV young

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Lana Marconi

Marie-Antoinette / Nicole Legay

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Mary Marquet

Mrs. de Maintenon

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Gaby Morlay

Countess de la Motte

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Claude Nollier

Countess de Soissons

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Gisèle Pascal

Louise de La Vallière

Acting

Jean-Claude Pascal

Axel De Fersen

Acting

Gérard Philipe

D'Artagnan

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Édith Piaf

Woman of the people

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Micheline Presle

Mrs. de Pompadour

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Jean Richard

Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe

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Tino Rossi

Gondolier

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Louis Seigner

Lavoisier

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Raymond Souplex

Auctioneer

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Maurice Teynac

Mr. de Montespan

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Jean Tissier

Museum guard

Acting

Charles Vanel

Mr. de Vergennes

Directing

Orson Welles

Benjamin Franklin

Acting

Louis Arbessier

Louis XIII

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Jacques Berthier

Robespierre

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Georges Chamarat

Boileau

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Annie Cordy

Mrs. Langlois

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Jean-Jacques Delbo

Monsieur de la Motte

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Albert Duvaleix

Buyer

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Samson Fainsilber

Mazarin

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Tania Fédor

Marie Lekzinska

Acting

Jacques François

Duke de Saint-Simon

Acting

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Revolutionary

Acting

Gilbert Gil

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Marie Mansart

Mrs. de Kerlor

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Nicole Maurey

Miss de Fontanges

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Jacques Morel

Böhmer

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Jean Murat

Louvois

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Constant Rémy

La Reynie

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Germaine Rouer

Elmire

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Jacques Varennes

Colbert

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Howard Vernon

English buyer

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Martine Alexis

Mrs. de Nouchy

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Paul Azaïs

Revolutionary

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Jean-Louis Allibert

Le Vau

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Brigitte Bardot

Miss de Rosille

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Lily Baron

Mrs. de Balto

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Liliane Bert

Armande Béjart

Acting

Roland Bourdin

Fragonard

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Jany Castel

Marie-Thérèse d'Espagne

No Image

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André Chanu

Duc de Noailles

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Anne Carrère

Mrs. de Chamarat

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Claudy Chapeland

Louis XIII as a child

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René Charles

Lord

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France Delahalle

Lady of the court

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Jacques Derives

Lord

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Bernard Dhéran

Beaumarchais

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Émile Drain

Napoléon Ier

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Alain Durtal

Bontemps

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Cécile Eddy

Mrs. de Frépons

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Robert Favart

Mr. de Carlène

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Jacques de Féraudy

Voltaire

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Roger Gaillard

D'Alembert

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Lucienne Granier

Mrs. de Senlis

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Robert Hommet

Count de Langeais

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Marcel Journet

Mr. de Beydz

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Pierre Lord

Mansart

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Jacques Mafioly

Mr. de Puiset

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Olivier Mathot

Boileau

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Gérard Moryn

Bossuet

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Lucien Nat

Montesquieu

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Gilles Quéant

Racine

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Fernand René

Citizen poet

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Gaston Rey

Henri IV

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Philippe Richard

Louis Philippe 1st

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Vanna Urbino

Medium

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René Worms

Bassenge

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Pierre Would

Vauban

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Jacqueline Maillan

Visitor (uncredited)

Directing

Frédéric Rossif

Un homme du peuple (uncredited)

Acting

Guy Tréjan

Marc Rétaux de Villette (uncredited)

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