

Royal Affairs in Versailles
The history of the palace of Versailles from it's founding to the present.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
165 min
Release Date
1954-02-10
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
26
Vote Average
6.8
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
Jany Castel
Marie-Thérèse d'Espagne
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
Alain Durtal
Bontemps
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
Pierre Lord
Mansart
Jacques Mafioly
Mr. de Puiset
Olivier Mathot
Boileau
Gérard Moryn
Bossuet
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)
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