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

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