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