Angelique and the King
The dazzling mistress of rogues and royalty gambles her beauty for the favor of the most elegant Libertine in all of France - Louis XIV himself.
Genres
Overview
Soon after her latest husband death, the King himself (Louis XIV) meets with our heroine and begs her to help convince the Persian Ambassador to agree to a treaty. However, what they didn't realize was that the handsome Persian was in fact a sexual sadist. So, it is up to the King's half- brother, some Hungarian prince, to save Angélique from the evil troll's clutches.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$52800000
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1966-01-31
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
132
Vote Average
6.504
Michèle Mercier
Angélique de Plessis-Bellière
Robert Hossein
Jeoffrey de Peyrac
Jean Rochefort
François Desgrez / Narrator (voice)
Jacques Toja
Louis XIV
Sami Frey
Zoukim Batchiary Bey
Estella Blain
Madame de Montespan
Fred Williams
Vladimir Stanislas Racoczi
Pasquale Martino
Savary
Jean Parédès
Saint-Amon
Claude Giraud
Philippe de Plessis-Bellières
René Lefèvre
Colbert
Philippe Lemaire
De Vardes
Roberto
Barcarole
Michel Galabru
Bontemps
Ann Smyrner
Thérèse
Carole Lebesque
La Desoeillet
Joëlle Bernard
La Voisin
Jacques Hilling
Maître Molines
Robert Favart
Le chirurgien
Michel Thomass
M. de Bonchef
Claire Athana
La reine Marie-Thérèse d'Espagne
Jean Lefebvre
L'apothicaire
Jean Degrave
Le domestique d'Angélique
Federico Boido
Jean Pourri
Dany Jacquet
Une dame de la cour
Robert Berri
Le sorcier
Dominique Zardi
Un homme de main
Valérie Boisgel
(uncredited)
Jean Gold
Un courtisan (uncredited)
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