
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.
Royal Affairs in Versailles
February 10, 1954
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Cast (92)

Michel Auclair
Jacques Damiens

Jean-Pierre Aumont
Cardinal de Rohan

Jean-Louis Barrault
Fénelon

Jeanne Boitel
Mrs. de Sévigné

Gilbert Bokanowski
Louis XVI

Bourvil
Museum guard

Pauline Carton
Neighbor

Gino Cervi
Cagliostro

Jean Chevrier
Turenne

Aimé Clariond
Rivarol

Claudette Colbert
Mrs. de Montespan

Nicole Courcel
Mrs. de Chalis

Danièle Delorme
Louison Chabray

Yves Deniaud
Peasant

Jean Desailly
Marivaux

Renée Devillers
Mrs. Campan

Daniel Gélin
Jean Collinet

Fernand Gravey
Molière

Sacha Guitry
Louis XIV (older)

Pierre Larquey
Museum guard

Jean Marais
Louis XV

Georges Marchal
Louis XIV young

Lana Marconi
Marie-Antoinette / Nicole Legay

Mary Marquet
Mrs. de Maintenon

Gaby Morlay
Countess de la Motte

Claude Nollier
Countess de Soissons

Gisèle Pascal
Louise de La Vallière

Jean-Claude Pascal
Axel De Fersen

Gérard Philipe
D'Artagnan

Édith Piaf
Woman of the people

Micheline Presle
Mrs. de Pompadour

Jean Richard
Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe

Tino Rossi
Gondolier

Louis Seigner
Lavoisier

Raymond Souplex
Auctioneer

Maurice Teynac
Mr. de Montespan

Jean Tissier
Museum guard

Charles Vanel
Mr. de Vergennes

Orson Welles
Benjamin Franklin

Louis Arbessier
Louis XIII

Jacques Berthier
Robespierre

Georges Chamarat
Boileau

Annie Cordy
Mrs. Langlois

Jean-Jacques Delbo
Monsieur de la Motte

Albert Duvaleix
Buyer

Samson Fainsilber
Mazarin

Tania Fédor
Marie Lekzinska

Jacques François
Duke de Saint-Simon

Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Revolutionary

Gilbert Gil
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Marie Mansart
Mrs. de Kerlor

Nicole Maurey
Miss de Fontanges

Jacques Morel
Böhmer

Jean Murat
Louvois

Constant Rémy
La Reynie

Germaine Rouer
Elmire

Jacques Varennes
Colbert

Howard Vernon
English buyer

Martine Alexis
Mrs. de Nouchy

Paul Azaïs
Revolutionary

Jean-Louis Allibert
Le Vau

Brigitte Bardot
Miss de Rosille

Lily Baron
Mrs. de Balto

Liliane Bert
Armande Béjart

Roland Bourdin
Fragonard

André Chanu
Duc de Noailles

Anne Carrère
Mrs. de Chamarat

Claudy Chapeland
Louis XIII as a child

René Charles
Lord

France Delahalle
Lady of the court

Jacques Derives
Lord

Bernard Dhéran
Beaumarchais

Émile Drain
Napoléon Ier

Cécile Eddy
Mrs. de Frépons

Robert Favart
Mr. de Carlène

Jacques de Féraudy
Voltaire

Roger Gaillard
D'Alembert

Lucienne Granier
Mrs. de Senlis

Robert Hommet
Count de Langeais

Marcel Journet
Mr. de Beydz

Olivier Mathot
Boileau

Lucien Nat
Montesquieu

Gilles Quéant
Racine

Fernand René
Citizen poet

Gaston Rey
Henri IV

Philippe Richard
Louis Philippe 1st

Vanna Urbino
Medium

René Worms
Bassenge

Pierre Would
Vauban

Jacqueline Maillan
Visitor (uncredited)

Frédéric Rossif
Un homme du peuple (uncredited)

Guy Tréjan
Marc Rétaux de Villette (uncredited)
Crew (22)
Directing

Sacha Guitry
Director

Francine Corteggiani
Script Supervisor

Gérard Renateau
Assistant Director

François Gir
Assistant Director
Writing

Sacha Guitry
Writer
Production

Sacha Guitry
Producer

André Chabrol
Unit Production Manager

Ignace Morgenstern
Producer

Clément Duhour
Executive Producer
Sound
Art
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
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Raymond Lamy
Editor