Royal Affairs in Versailles
1954Witty 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.
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Michel Auclair
as Jacques Damiens
Jean-Pierre Aumont
as Cardinal de Rohan
Jean-Louis Barrault
as Fénelon
Jeanne Boitel
as Mrs. de Sévigné
Gilbert Bokanowski
as Louis XVI
Bourvil
as Museum guard
Pauline Carton
as Neighbor
Gino Cervi
as Cagliostro
Jean Chevrier
as Turenne
Aimé Clariond
as Rivarol
Claudette Colbert
as Mrs. de Montespan
Nicole Courcel
as Mrs. de Chalis
Danièle Delorme
as Louison Chabray
Yves Deniaud
as Peasant
Jean Desailly
as Marivaux
Renée Devillers
as Mrs. Campan
Daniel Gélin
as Jean Collinet
Fernand Gravey
as Molière
Sacha Guitry
as Louis XIV (older)
Pierre Larquey
as Museum guard
Jean Marais
as Louis XV
Georges Marchal
as Louis XIV young
Lana Marconi
as Marie-Antoinette / Nicole Legay
Mary Marquet
as Mrs. de Maintenon
Gaby Morlay
as Countess de la Motte
Claude Nollier
as Countess de Soissons
Gisèle Pascal
as Louise de La Vallière
Jean-Claude Pascal
as Axel De Fersen
Gérard Philipe
as D'Artagnan
Édith Piaf
as Woman of the people
Micheline Presle
as Mrs. de Pompadour
Jean Richard
as Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe
Tino Rossi
as Gondolier
Louis Seigner
as Lavoisier
Raymond Souplex
as Auctioneer
Maurice Teynac
as Mr. de Montespan
Jean Tissier
as Museum guard
Charles Vanel
as Mr. de Vergennes
Orson Welles
as Benjamin Franklin
Louis Arbessier
as Louis XIII
Jacques Berthier
as Robespierre
Georges Chamarat
as Boileau
Annie Cordy
as Mrs. Langlois
Jean-Jacques Delbo
as Monsieur de la Motte
Albert Duvaleix
as Buyer
Samson Fainsilber
as Mazarin
Tania Fédor
as Marie Lekzinska
Jacques François
as Duke de Saint-Simon
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
as Revolutionary
Gilbert Gil
as Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Marie Mansart
as Mrs. de Kerlor
Nicole Maurey
as Miss de Fontanges
Jacques Morel
as Böhmer
Jean Murat
as Louvois
Constant Rémy
as La Reynie
Germaine Rouer
as Elmire
Jacques Varennes
as Colbert
Howard Vernon
as English buyer
Martine Alexis
as Mrs. de Nouchy
Paul Azaïs
as Revolutionary
Jean-Louis Allibert
as Le Vau
Brigitte Bardot
as Miss de Rosille
Lily Baron
as Mrs. de Balto
Liliane Bert
as Armande Béjart
Roland Bourdin
as Fragonard
Jany Castel
as Marie-Thérèse d'Espagne
André Chanu
as Duc de Noailles
Anne Carrère
as Mrs. de Chamarat
Claudy Chapeland
as Louis XIII as a child
René Charles
as Lord
France Delahalle
as Lady of the court
Jacques Derives
as Lord
Bernard Dhéran
as Beaumarchais
Émile Drain
as Napoléon Ier
Alain Durtal
as Bontemps
Cécile Eddy
as Mrs. de Frépons
Robert Favart
as Mr. de Carlène
Jacques de Féraudy
as Voltaire
Roger Gaillard
as D'Alembert
Lucienne Granier
as Mrs. de Senlis
Robert Hommet
as Count de Langeais
Marcel Journet
as Mr. de Beydz
Pierre Lord
as Mansart
Jacques Mafioly
as Mr. de Puiset
Olivier Mathot
as Boileau
Gérard Moryn
as Bossuet
Lucien Nat
as Montesquieu
Gilles Quéant
as Racine
Fernand René
as Citizen poet
Gaston Rey
as Henri IV
Philippe Richard
as Louis Philippe 1st
Vanna Urbino
as Medium
René Worms
as Bassenge
Pierre Would
as Vauban
Jacqueline Maillan
as Visitor (uncredited)
Frédéric Rossif
as Un homme du peuple (uncredited)
Guy Tréjan
as Marc Rétaux de Villette (uncredited)