The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966)
1966 · 1h 35m · Drama, History
Genres: Drama, History
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.
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Writers: Philippe Erlanger, Jean Gruault, Roberto Rossellini
Cinematography: Georges Leclerc, Jean-Louis Picavet
Editor: Armand Ridel
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Cast
Jean-Marie Patte as Louis XIVRaymond Jourdan as Jean Baptiste ColbertSilvagni as Cardinal MazarinKatharina Renn as Anne d'AutricheDominique Vincent as Madame Du PlessisPierre Barrat as Nicolas FouquetFernand Fabre as Michel Le TellierFrançoise Ponty as Louise de la VallièreJoëlle Laugeois as Marie-ThérèseMaurice Barrier as D'ArtagnanAndré Dumas as Le Père JolyFrançois Mirante as M. de BrienneMore like this
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