DramaHistoryComedy
Royal Affairs in Versailles
"The history of the palace of Versailles from it's founding to the present."
User Score30 votes
66%6.6/10
Release1953→
Runtime2H 45M
LanguageFrench
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
Sacha Guitry
Louis XIV (older)
Bourvil
Museum guard
Lana Marconi
Marie-Antoinette / Nicole Legay
Gaby Morlay
Countess de la Motte
Gérard Philipe
D'Artagnan
Jean Marais
Louis XV
Jean Desailly
Marivaux
Jean-Louis Barrault
Fénelon
Media5
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Director
Sacha Guitry
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Keywords
french revolutionversaillesking louis xv of francelouis xvitimelinelouis xivfrench history
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