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

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