
“The history of the palace of Versailles from it's founding to the present.”
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.
Release Date: 12/15/1953
Runtime: 167 minutes
Languages: French
Director: Sacha Guitry
00Companies: Cocinex
Countries: France, Italy

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

Jeanne Boitel
Mrs. de Sévigné

Gilbert Bokanowski
Louis XVI

Michel Auclair
Jacques Damiens

Jean-Pierre Aumont
Cardinal de Rohan
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