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