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

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