The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

1966
1h 35m
7.2

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Drama History
Overview

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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Production Information

Production Companies
ORTF
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

17th century louis xiv

Quick Facts

Original Title La Prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV
Release Date October 8, 1966
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0060860

Cast

Jean-Marie Patte
Jean-Marie Patte

Louis XIV

Raymond Jourdan
Raymond Jourdan

Jean Baptiste Colbert

Silvagni
Silvagni

Cardinal Mazarin

Katharina Renn
Katharina Renn

Anne d'Autriche

Dominique Vincent
Dominique Vincent

Madame Du Plessis

Pierre Barrat
Pierre Barrat

Nicolas Fouquet

Fernand Fabre
Fernand Fabre

Michel Le Tellier

Françoise Ponty
Françoise Ponty

Louise de la Vallière

Joëlle Laugeois
Joëlle Laugeois

Marie-Thérèse

Maurice Barrier
Maurice Barrier

D'Artagnan

André Dumas
André Dumas

Le Père Joly

François Mirante
François Mirante

M. de Brienne

Key Crew

Claude Baks
Producer
Roberto Rossellini
Director
Philippe Erlanger
Writer
Jean Gruault
Writer
Roberto Rossellini
Writer