Royal Affairs in Versailles
The history of the palace of Versailles from it's founding to the present.
1953 · 2h 47m · N/A
Comedy, Drama, History
Directed by
Sacha Guitry
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 pursued in more detail to the start of the Revolution, after which the story is brought rapidly up to date.
Director and cast
- Sacha Guitry Director
- Sacha Guitry as Louis XIV (older)
- Jean-Pierre Aumont as Le cardinal de Rohan
- Bourvil as Museum guard
- Lana Marconi as Marie-Antoinette / Nicole Legay
- Jeanne Boitel as Madame de Sevigné
- Gaby Morlay as Countess de la Motte
- Gérard Philipe as D'Artagnan
- Jean Marais as Louis XV
- Claudette Colbert as Madame de Montespan
- Jean Desailly Cast
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