Royal Affairs in Versailles

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.

Genre : DramaHistoryComedy

Runtime : 165 mins

Release Date : 1954-02-10

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Cast

Michel Auclair
Michel Auclair

(Jacques Damiens)

Jean-Pierre Aumont
Jean-Pierre Aumont

(Cardinal de Rohan)

Jean-Louis Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault

(Fénelon)

Jeanne Boitel
Jeanne Boitel

(Mrs. de Sévigné)

Gilbert Bokanowski
Gilbert Bokanowski

(Louis XVI)

Bourvil
Bourvil

(Museum guard)

Pauline Carton
Pauline Carton

(Neighbor)

Gino Cervi
Gino Cervi

(Cagliostro)

Jean Chevrier
Jean Chevrier

(Turenne)

Aimé Clariond
Aimé Clariond

(Rivarol)

Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert

(Mrs. de Montespan)

Nicole Courcel
Nicole Courcel

(Mrs. de Chalis)

Danièle Delorme
Danièle Delorme

(Louison Chabray)

Yves Deniaud
Yves Deniaud

(Peasant)

Jean Desailly
Jean Desailly

(Marivaux)

Renée Devillers
Renée Devillers

(Mrs. Campan)

Daniel Gélin
Daniel Gélin

(Jean Collinet)

Fernand Gravey
Fernand Gravey

(Molière)

Sacha Guitry
Sacha Guitry

(Louis XIV (older))

Pierre Larquey
Pierre Larquey

(Museum guard)

Jean Marais
Jean Marais

(Louis XV)

Georges Marchal
Georges Marchal

(Louis XIV young)

Lana Marconi
Lana Marconi

(Marie-Antoinette / Nicole Legay)

Mary Marquet
Mary Marquet

(Mrs. de Maintenon)

Gaby Morlay
Gaby Morlay

(Countess de la Motte)

Claude Nollier
Claude Nollier

(Countess de Soissons)

Gisèle Pascal
Gisèle Pascal

(Louise de La Vallière)

Jean-Claude Pascal
Jean-Claude Pascal

(Axel De Fersen)

Gérard Philipe
Gérard Philipe

(D'Artagnan)

Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf

(Woman of the people)

Micheline Presle
Micheline Presle

(Mrs. de Pompadour)

Jean Richard
Jean Richard

(Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe)

Tino Rossi
Tino Rossi

(Gondolier)

Louis Seigner
Louis Seigner

(Lavoisier)

Raymond Souplex
Raymond Souplex

(Auctioneer)

Maurice Teynac
Maurice Teynac

(Mr. de Montespan)

Jean Tissier
Jean Tissier

(Museum guard)

Charles Vanel
Charles Vanel

(Mr. de Vergennes)

Orson Welles
Orson Welles

(Benjamin Franklin)

Louis Arbessier
Louis Arbessier

(Louis XIII)

Jacques Berthier
Jacques Berthier

(Robespierre)

Georges Chamarat
Georges Chamarat

(Boileau)

Annie Cordy
Annie Cordy

(Mrs. Langlois)

Jean-Jacques Delbo
Jean-Jacques Delbo

(Monsieur de la Motte)

Albert Duvaleix
Albert Duvaleix

(Buyer)

Samson Fainsilber
Samson Fainsilber

(Mazarin)

Tania Fédor
Tania Fédor

(Marie Lekzinska)

Jacques François
Jacques François

(Duke de Saint-Simon)

Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Jeanne Fusier-Gir

(Revolutionary)

Gilbert Gil
Gilbert Gil

(Jean-Jacques Rousseau)

Marie Mansart
Marie Mansart

(Mrs. de Kerlor)

Nicole Maurey
Nicole Maurey

(Miss de Fontanges)

Jacques Morel
Jacques Morel

(Böhmer)

Jean Murat
Jean Murat

(Louvois)

Constant Rémy
Constant Rémy

(La Reynie)

Germaine Rouer
Germaine Rouer

(Elmire)

Jacques Varennes
Jacques Varennes

(Colbert)

Howard Vernon
Howard Vernon

(English buyer)

Martine Alexis
Martine Alexis

(Mrs. de Nouchy)

Paul Azaïs
Paul Azaïs

(Revolutionary)

Jean-Louis Allibert
Jean-Louis Allibert

(Le Vau)

Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot

(Miss de Rosille)

Lily Baron
Lily Baron

(Mrs. de Balto)

Liliane Bert
Liliane Bert

(Armande Béjart)

Roland Bourdin

(Fragonard)

Jany Castel

(Marie-Thérèse d'Espagne)

André Chanu
André Chanu

(Duc de Noailles)

Anne Carrère
Anne Carrère

(Mrs. de Chamarat)

Claudy Chapeland

(Louis XIII as a child)

René Charles

(Lord)

France Delahalle
France Delahalle

(Lady of the court)

Jacques Derives

(Lord)

Bernard Dhéran
Bernard Dhéran

(Beaumarchais)

Émile Drain
Émile Drain

(Napoléon Ier)

Alain Durtal

(Bontemps)

Cécile Eddy

(Mrs. de Frépons)

Robert Favart
Robert Favart

(Mr. de Carlène)

Jacques de Féraudy
Jacques de Féraudy

(Voltaire)

Roger Gaillard
Roger Gaillard

(D'Alembert)

Lucienne Granier
Lucienne Granier

(Mrs. de Senlis)

Robert Hommet
Robert Hommet

(Count de Langeais)

Marcel Journet
Marcel Journet

(Mr. de Beydz)

Pierre Lord

(Mansart)

Jacques Mafioly

(Mr. de Puiset)

Olivier Mathot
Olivier Mathot

(Boileau)

Gérard Moryn

(Bossuet)

Lucien Nat
Lucien Nat

(Montesquieu)

Gilles Quéant

(Racine)

Fernand René
Fernand René

(Citizen poet)

Gaston Rey
Gaston Rey

(Henri IV)

Philippe Richard
Philippe Richard

(Louis Philippe 1st)

Vanna Urbino
Vanna Urbino

(Medium)

René Worms

(Bassenge)

Pierre Would

(Vauban)

Jacqueline Maillan
Jacqueline Maillan

(Visitor (uncredited))

Frédéric Rossif
Frédéric Rossif

(Un homme du peuple (uncredited))

Guy Tréjan
Guy Tréjan

(Marc Rétaux de Villette (uncredited))

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