The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

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1966
1h 35m
7.1(48 votes)
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Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, the Superintendant who has been systematically looting the treasury and wants to be prime minister. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power and overplays his hand by offering a bribe to Louis' mistress to be his ally. She reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant strategy to keep merchants making money, nobles in debt, the urban poor working and fed, and peasants untaxed.

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Jean-Marie Patte

Louis XIV

Jean-Marie Patte
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Raymond Jourdan

Jean Baptiste Colbert

Raymond Jourdan
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Silvagni

Cardinal Mazarin

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Katharina Renn

Anne d'Autriche

Katharina Renn
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Dominique Vincent

Madame Du Plessis

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Pierre Barrat

Nicolas Fouquet

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Fernand Fabre

Michel Le Tellier

Fernand Fabre
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Françoise Ponty

Louise de la Vallière

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Joëlle Laugeois

Marie-Thérèse

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Maurice Barrier

D'Artagnan

Maurice Barrier
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André Dumas

Le Père Joly

André Dumas
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François Mirante

M. de Brienne

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Roger Guillo

L'apothicaire

Roger Guillo
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Louis Raymond

Le premier médecin

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Maurice Bourbon

Le deuxième médecin

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Michel Ferre

M. de Gesvres

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Guy Pintat

Le chef-cuisinier

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Michelle Marquais

Mme de Motteville

Michelle Marquais
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Jean-Jacques Daubin

M. de Vardes

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Georges Goubert

M. de Soyecourt

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Pierre Pernet

Monsieur

Pierre Pernet
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Gilette Barbier

Pierrette Dufour

Gilette Barbier
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Jean Obé

Le Vau

Jean Obé
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Jacques Charby

L'assistant de Le Vau

Jacques Charby
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Micheline Muc

Mlle de Pons

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Michel Debrane

Le tailleur

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François Bennard

L'Archevèque

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Georges Spanelly

Seguier

Georges Spanelly
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Jean Soustre

M. de Guiche

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Axel Ganz

L'Ambassadeur

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Jean-Jacques Leconte

Le 1er Chambellan

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Violette Marceau

Mlle de Chemerault

Violette Marceau
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Paula Dehelly

Mme d'Elboeuf

Paula Dehelly
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Jacques Préboist

Mousquetaire

Jacques Préboist
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André Daguenet

Le patron marinier

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Marc Fraiseau

Marinier

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Pierre Frag

Marinier

Pierre Frag
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Jean Coste

Marinier

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Rita Maiden

Une paysanne

Rita Maiden
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Jean-Claude Charnay

Messenger

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Jacqueline Corot

Madame Henrietta

Jacqueline Corot
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Hélène Manesse

The Naiad

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