The Case of Poisons
1955Madame de Montespan, the Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XIV, has been in disgrace since the King set eyes on a younger beauty, Marie-Angélique Scorailles. Having had enough of the situation, the rejected mistress decides to visit La Voisin, a woman known as a fortune teller, a doctor, a midwife and who is also said to arrange black masses and sell poisons. Some time later Marie-Angélique, now Duchess of Fontanges, dies mysteriously aged only twenty...
Acted in
Danielle Darrieux
as Madame de Montespan
Viviane Romance
as Catherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin
Paul Meurisse
as l'abbé Guibourg
Anne Vernon
as Hermine des Œillets
Maurice Teynac
as Nicolas de La Reynie
Pierre Mondy
as le capitaine François Desgrez
Roldano Lupi
as Lesage
Christine Carrère
as Angélique de Fontanges
Albert Rémy
as le bourreau Guillaume
Renaud Mary
as Henri de Montespan