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