Royal Affairs in Versailles

Royal Affairs in Versailles by Sacha Guitry

6.80

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.

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Cast

Michel Auclair

Michel Auclair as Jacques Damiens

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont as Cardinal de Rohan

Jean-Louis Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault as Fénelon

Jeanne Boitel

Jeanne Boitel as Mrs. de Sévigné

Gilbert Bokanowski

Gilbert Bokanowski as Louis XVI

Bourvil

Bourvil as Museum guard

Pauline Carton

Pauline Carton as Neighbor

Gino Cervi

Gino Cervi as Cagliostro

Jean Chevrier

Jean Chevrier as Turenne

Aimé Clariond

Aimé Clariond as Rivarol

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert as Mrs. de Montespan

Nicole Courcel

Nicole Courcel as Mrs. de Chalis

Danièle Delorme

Danièle Delorme as Louison Chabray

Yves Deniaud

Yves Deniaud as Peasant

Jean Desailly

Jean Desailly as Marivaux

Renée Devillers

Renée Devillers as Mrs. Campan

Daniel Gélin

Daniel Gélin as Jean Collinet

Fernand Gravey

Fernand Gravey as Molière

Sacha Guitry

Sacha Guitry as Louis XIV (older)

Pierre Larquey

Pierre Larquey as Museum guard

Jean Marais

Jean Marais as Louis XV

Georges Marchal

Georges Marchal as Louis XIV young

Lana Marconi

Lana Marconi as Marie-Antoinette / Nicole Legay

Mary Marquet

Mary Marquet as Mrs. de Maintenon

Gaby Morlay

Gaby Morlay as Countess de la Motte

Claude Nollier

Claude Nollier as Countess de Soissons

Gisèle Pascal

Gisèle Pascal as Louise de La Vallière

Jean-Claude Pascal

Jean-Claude Pascal as Axel De Fersen

Gérard Philipe

Gérard Philipe as D'Artagnan

Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf as Woman of the people

Micheline Presle

Micheline Presle as Mrs. de Pompadour

Jean Richard

Jean Richard as Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe

Tino Rossi

Tino Rossi as Gondolier

Louis Seigner

Louis Seigner as Lavoisier

Raymond Souplex

Raymond Souplex as Auctioneer

Maurice Teynac

Maurice Teynac as Mr. de Montespan

Jean Tissier

Jean Tissier as Museum guard

Charles Vanel

Charles Vanel as Mr. de Vergennes

Orson Welles

Orson Welles as Benjamin Franklin

Louis Arbessier

Louis Arbessier as Louis XIII

Jacques Berthier

Jacques Berthier as Robespierre

Georges Chamarat

Georges Chamarat as Boileau

Annie Cordy

Annie Cordy as Mrs. Langlois

Jean-Jacques Delbo

Jean-Jacques Delbo as Monsieur de la Motte

Albert Duvaleix

Albert Duvaleix as Buyer

Samson Fainsilber

Samson Fainsilber as Mazarin

Tania Fédor

Tania Fédor as Marie Lekzinska

Jacques François

Jacques François as Duke de Saint-Simon

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Revolutionary

Gilbert Gil

Gilbert Gil as Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Marie Mansart

Marie Mansart as Mrs. de Kerlor

Nicole Maurey

Nicole Maurey as Miss de Fontanges

Jacques Morel

Jacques Morel as Böhmer

Jean Murat

Jean Murat as Louvois

Constant Rémy

Constant Rémy as La Reynie

Germaine Rouer

Germaine Rouer as Elmire

Jacques Varennes

Jacques Varennes as Colbert

Howard Vernon

Howard Vernon as English buyer

Martine Alexis

Martine Alexis as Mrs. de Nouchy

Paul Azaïs

Paul Azaïs as Revolutionary

Jean-Louis Allibert

Jean-Louis Allibert as Le Vau

Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Bardot as Miss de Rosille

Lily Baron

Lily Baron as Mrs. de Balto

Liliane Bert

Liliane Bert as Armande Béjart

Roland Bourdin

Roland Bourdin as Fragonard

Jany Castel

Jany Castel as Marie-Thérèse d'Espagne

André Chanu

André Chanu as Duc de Noailles

Anne Carrère

Anne Carrère as Mrs. de Chamarat

Claudy Chapeland

Claudy Chapeland as Louis XIII as a child

René Charles

René Charles as Lord

France Delahalle

France Delahalle as Lady of the court

Jacques Derives

Jacques Derives as Lord

Bernard Dhéran

Bernard Dhéran as Beaumarchais

Émile Drain

Émile Drain as Napoléon Ier

Alain Durtal

Alain Durtal as Bontemps

Cécile Eddy

Cécile Eddy as Mrs. de Frépons

Robert Favart

Robert Favart as Mr. de Carlène

Jacques de Féraudy

Jacques de Féraudy as Voltaire

Roger Gaillard

Roger Gaillard as D'Alembert

Lucienne Granier

Lucienne Granier as Mrs. de Senlis

Robert Hommet

Robert Hommet as Count de Langeais

Marcel Journet

Marcel Journet as Mr. de Beydz

Pierre Lord

Pierre Lord as Mansart

Jacques Mafioly

Jacques Mafioly as Mr. de Puiset

Olivier Mathot

Olivier Mathot as Boileau

Gérard Moryn

Gérard Moryn as Bossuet

Lucien Nat

Lucien Nat as Montesquieu

Gilles Quéant

Gilles Quéant as Racine

Fernand René

Fernand René as Citizen poet

Gaston Rey

Gaston Rey as Henri IV

Philippe Richard

Philippe Richard as Louis Philippe 1st

Vanna Urbino

Vanna Urbino as Medium

René Worms

René Worms as Bassenge

Pierre Would

Pierre Would as Vauban

Jacqueline Maillan

Jacqueline Maillan as Visitor (uncredited)

Frédéric Rossif

Frédéric Rossif as Un homme du peuple (uncredited)

Guy Tréjan

Guy Tréjan as Marc Rétaux de Villette (uncredited)

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