The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

Drama • History

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The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

Overview:

Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, the Superintendant who has been systematically looting the treasury and wants to be prime minister. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power and overplays his hand by offering a bribe to Louis' mistress to be his ally. She reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant strategy to keep merchants making money, nobles in debt, the urban poor working and fed, and peasants untaxed.

Director:

Roberto Rossellini

Status:

Released

Language:

French

Buget:

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Revenue:

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Key words:

  • 17th century
  • louis xiv

Cast

Jean-Marie Patte

Jean-Marie Patte

~ as ~

Louis XIV

Raymond Jourdan

Raymond Jourdan

~ as ~

Jean Baptiste Colbert

Silvagni

~ as ~

Cardinal Mazarin

Katharina Renn

Katharina Renn

~ as ~

Anne d'Autriche

Dominique Vincent

~ as ~

Madame Du Plessis

Pierre Barrat

~ as ~

Nicolas Fouquet

Fernand Fabre

Fernand Fabre

~ as ~

Michel Le Tellier

Françoise Ponty

~ as ~

Louise de la Vallière

Joëlle Laugeois

~ as ~

Marie-Thérèse

Maurice Barrier

Maurice Barrier

~ as ~

D'Artagnan

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