Voltaire (1933)
Beautiful women were pawns in the dangerous game he played with kings and nations!
1933 · NR · 1h 12m · History, Drama
Genres: History, Drama
Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes scathingly of the king's disdain for the rights and needs of his people. Louis admires Voltaire, but is increasingly influenced against him by his minister, the Count de Sarnac.
Director: John G. Adolfi
Writers: E. Lawrence Dudley, Paul Green, Maude T. Howell
Music by: Bernhard Kaun, Milan Roder
Cinematography: Tony Gaudio
Editor: Owen Marks
Cast
George Arliss as VoltaireMargaret Lindsay as Nanette CalasDoris Kenyon as Mme. PompadourAlan Mowbray as Count de SarnacReginald Owen as King Louis XVTheodore Newton as FrançoisGordon Westcott as The CaptainMurray Kinnell as Emile, Voltaire's ServantDoris Lloyd as Mme. Clarion, ActressDavid Torrence as Dr. TronchinJohn George as Protester in MontageMore like this
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