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