Royal Affairs in Versailles
# The history of the palace of Versailles from it's founding to the present.
📜 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 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.
🌏 Languages Available:
French
📆 Date Released:
1954-02-10
⌚ Running Time:
165 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.8
Beloved Cast
Jacques Damiens
Michel Auclair
Cardinal de Rohan
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Fénelon
Jean-Louis Barrault
Mrs. de Sévigné
Jeanne Boitel
Louis XVI
Gilbert Bokanowski
Museum guard
Bourvil
Neighbor
Pauline Carton
Cagliostro
Gino Cervi
Turenne
Jean Chevrier
Rivarol
Aimé Clariond
Mrs. de Montespan
Claudette Colbert
Mrs. de Chalis
Nicole Courcel
Louison Chabray
Danièle Delorme
Peasant
Yves Deniaud
Marivaux
Jean Desailly
Mrs. Campan
Renée Devillers
Jean Collinet
Daniel Gélin
Molière
Fernand Gravey
Louis XIV (older)
Sacha Guitry
Museum guard
Pierre Larquey
Louis XV
Jean Marais
Louis XIV young
Georges Marchal
Marie-Antoinette / Nicole Legay
Lana Marconi
Mrs. de Maintenon
Mary Marquet
Countess de la Motte
Gaby Morlay
Countess de Soissons
Claude Nollier
Louise de La Vallière
Gisèle Pascal
Axel De Fersen
Jean-Claude Pascal
D'Artagnan
Gérard Philipe
Woman of the people
Édith Piaf
Mrs. de Pompadour
Micheline Presle
Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe
Jean Richard
Gondolier
Tino Rossi
Lavoisier
Louis Seigner
Auctioneer
Raymond Souplex
Mr. de Montespan
Maurice Teynac
Museum guard
Jean Tissier
Mr. de Vergennes
Charles Vanel
Benjamin Franklin
Orson Welles
Louis XIII
Louis Arbessier
Robespierre
Jacques Berthier
Boileau
Georges Chamarat
Mrs. Langlois
Annie Cordy
Monsieur de la Motte
Jean-Jacques Delbo
Buyer
Albert Duvaleix
Mazarin
Samson Fainsilber
Marie Lekzinska
Tania Fédor
Duke de Saint-Simon
Jacques François
Revolutionary
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Gilbert Gil
Mrs. de Kerlor
Marie Mansart
Miss de Fontanges
Nicole Maurey
Böhmer
Jacques Morel
Louvois
Jean Murat
La Reynie
Constant Rémy
Elmire
Germaine Rouer
Colbert
Jacques Varennes
English buyer
Howard Vernon
Mrs. de Nouchy
Martine Alexis
Revolutionary
Paul Azaïs
Le Vau
Jean-Louis Allibert
Miss de Rosille
Brigitte Bardot
Mrs. de Balto
Lily Baron
Armande Béjart
Liliane Bert
Fragonard
Roland Bourdin
Marie-Thérèse d'Espagne
Jany Castel
Duc de Noailles
André Chanu
Mrs. de Chamarat
Anne Carrère
Louis XIII as a child
Claudy Chapeland
Lord
René Charles
Lady of the court
France Delahalle
Lord
Jacques Derives
Beaumarchais
Bernard Dhéran
Napoléon Ier
Émile Drain
Bontemps
Alain Durtal
Mrs. de Frépons
Cécile Eddy
Mr. de Carlène
Robert Favart
Voltaire
Jacques de Féraudy
D'Alembert
Roger Gaillard
Mrs. de Senlis
Lucienne Granier
Count de Langeais
Robert Hommet
Mr. de Beydz
Marcel Journet
Mansart
Pierre Lord
Mr. de Puiset
Jacques Mafioly
Boileau
Olivier Mathot
Bossuet
Gérard Moryn
Montesquieu
Lucien Nat
Racine
Gilles Quéant
Citizen poet
Fernand René
Henri IV
Gaston Rey
Louis Philippe 1st
Philippe Richard
Medium
Vanna Urbino
Bassenge
René Worms
Vauban
Pierre Would
Visitor (uncredited)
Jacqueline Maillan
Un homme du peuple (uncredited)
Frédéric Rossif
Marc Rétaux de Villette (uncredited)
Guy Tréjan