CinemaOSMovie · 1978 · 4h 13m

Molière

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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin is raised by his father and his grandfather because his mother dies when he's still very little. He works as a handyman, studies the law at a university and travels the country as an actor before he becomes the celebrated playwright Molière who impresses firstly the Duke of Orleans and then even King Louis XIV.

Directed byAriane Mnouchkine

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
4h 13m
Language
FR
Released
August 30, 1978

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Philippe Caubère

Philippe Caubère

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort

Marie-Françoise Audollent

Marie-Françoise Audollent

La Forest / La servante

Frédéric Ladonne

Molière enfant

Jean Dasté

Jean Dasté

Le grand-père de Molière

Roger Planchon

Roger Planchon

Colbert

Daniel Mesguich

Daniel Mesguich

Monsieur, frère du Roi

Albert Delpy

Albert Delpy

Boileau

Odile Cointepas

La mère de Molière

Joséphine Derenne

Joséphine Derenne

Madeleine Béjart

Brigitte Catillon

Brigitte Catillon

Armande Béjart

Creative team
Directed by
Ariane Mnouchkine
Ariane Mnouchkine
Written by
Ariane Mnouchkine
Ariane Mnouchkine
Produced by
Claude Lelouch
Claude Lelouch

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