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The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

Oct 08, 1966 1h 35m
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Synopsis

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. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power and overplays his hand by offering a bribe to Louis' mistress to be his ally. She reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant strategy to keep merchants making money, nobles in debt, the urban poor working and fed, and peasants untaxed.

Title The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
Companies Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française
Countries France
Keywords 17th century, louis xiv
Raymond Jourdan

Raymond Jourdan

Jean Baptiste Colbert
Silvagni

Silvagni

Cardinal Mazarin
Katharina Renn

Katharina Renn

Anne d'Autriche
Dominique Vincent

Dominique Vincent

Madame Du Plessis
Pierre Barrat

Pierre Barrat

Nicolas Fouquet
Fernand Fabre

Fernand Fabre

Michel Le Tellier
Françoise Ponty

Françoise Ponty

Louise de la Vallière
Joëlle Laugeois

Joëlle Laugeois

Marie-Thérèse
André Dumas

André Dumas

Le Père Joly
Roger Guillo

Roger Guillo

L'apothicaire
Louis Raymond

Louis Raymond

Le premier médecin
Maurice Bourbon

Maurice Bourbon

Le deuxième médecin
Michel Ferre

Michel Ferre

M. de Gesvres
Guy Pintat

Guy Pintat

Le chef-cuisinier
Michelle Marquais

Michelle Marquais

Mme de Motteville
Georges Goubert

Georges Goubert

M. de Soyecourt
Gilette Barbier

Gilette Barbier

Pierrette Dufour
Jacques Charby

Jacques Charby

L'assistant de Le Vau
Micheline Muc

Micheline Muc

Mlle de Pons
Jean Soustre

Jean Soustre

M. de Guiche
Axel Ganz

Axel Ganz

L'Ambassadeur
Jean-Jacques Leconte

Jean-Jacques Leconte

Le 1er Chambellan
Violette Marceau

Violette Marceau

Mlle de Chemerault
Paula Dehelly

Paula Dehelly

Mme d'Elboeuf
André Daguenet

André Daguenet

Le patron marinier
Rita Maiden

Rita Maiden

Une paysanne
Jacqueline Corot

Jacqueline Corot

Madame Henrietta