Overview
In 1662, ten years after the Fronde, King Louis XIV, then aged 24, was still feeling the insult. When the name of Baron de Fargues came to his ears, the king unleashed a blind vengeance against this amnestied former rebel. But Louise de La Vallière, Louis XIV's mistress, could jeopardize the plan.
Director and cast
- François Chatel Director
- Claude Jade as Louise de La Vallière
- Lise Delamare as Anne d'Autriche
- Michel Pilorgé as Louis XIV
- Xavier Saint-Macary as Comte de Guiche
- Pierre Nunzi as Comte Lauzun
- Claude Titre as Baron de Fargues
- Gérard Chevalier as Prince de Condé
- Jean-Claude Balard as Marquis de Vardes
- Bernard Cara as M. de Lamoignon
- Jacqueline Mille as Mme de Lamoignon
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