The Taking of Power by Louis XIV 1966
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
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.
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.
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Full Cast & Crew... Louis XIV
... Jean Baptiste Colbert
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Silvagni... Cardinal Mazarin
... Anne d'Autriche
... Madame Du Plessis
... Nicolas Fouquet
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Release Date:
Oct 08, 1966 (France)
Run Time:
1hr 30`
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Original Language:
French
Production Countries:
France
Status:
Released
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The Taking of Power by Louis XIV - The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Louis XIV
... Jean Baptiste Colbert
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Silvagni... Cardinal Mazarin
... Anne d'Autriche
... Madame Du Plessis
... Nicolas Fouquet
... Michel Le Tellier
... Louise de la Vallière
... Marie-Thérèse
... D'Artagnan
... Le Père Joly
... M. de Brienne
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Roger Guillo... L'apothicaire
... Le premier médecin
... Le deuxième médecin
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Michel Ferre... M. de Gesvres
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Guy Pintat... Le chef-cuisinier
... Mme de Motteville
... M. de Vardes
... M. de Soyecourt
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... Producer