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

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