The King's Trial 1990
The King's Trial
At the time Portugal presented a strange spectacle to the rest of Europe. D. Afonso VI, son of the fortunate D. João de Bragança, was in possession of the throne and was an insane imbecile. His wife, daughter of the Duke of Nemours and cousin of Louis XIV, dared hatch a plot to oust her husband from the throne. The king's stupidity justified the queen's bravado. Despite being master of unusual strength and having slept with his wife for a long time, she accused him of being impotent. Marie Françoise had acquired through artfulness what Afonso had lost in anger in the kingdom. She had him imprisoned ( November 1667 ) and quickly obtained a papal bull from Rome to confirm her virginity and bless her marriage to her brother-in-law Pedro. Portugal's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990.
At the time Portugal presented a strange spectacle to the rest of Europe. D. Afonso VI, son of the fortunate D. João de Bragança, was in possession of the throne and was an insane imbecile. His wife, daughter of the Duke of Nemours and cousin of Louis XIV, dared hatch a plot to oust her husband from the throne. The king's stupidity justified the queen's bravado. Despite being master of unusual strength and having slept with his wife for a long time, she accused him of being impotent. Marie Françoise had acquired through artfulness what Afonso had lost in anger in the kingdom. She had him imprisoned ( November 1667 ) and quickly obtained a papal bull from Rome to confirm her virginity and bless her marriage to her brother-in-law Pedro. Portugal's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990.
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Full Cast & Crew... D. Afonso VI
... D. Maria Francisca de Saboia
... D. Pedro, Infante de Portugal
... Marquis of Sande
... Nun in Convent
... Doctor Martim dos Reis
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Release Date:
Jan 19, 1990 (France,Germany,Italy,Portugal)
Run Time:
1hr 31`
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Original Language:
Portuguese
Production Countries:
France,Germany,Italy,Portugal
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
The King's Trial - The King's Trial
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... D. Afonso VI
... D. Maria Francisca de Saboia
... D. Pedro, Infante de Portugal
... Marquis of Sande
... Nun in Convent
... Doctor Martim dos Reis
... Joana de Almeida
... Escrivão
... Josefa de Óbidos
... Duque de Cadaval
... Count of Castelo-Melhor
GH
Gérard Hardy... Preyssac, Enviado de Luis XIV
... Ninon
... Father Antonio Vieira
JL
Jean Lafront... Father Ville, Queen's Confidant
... Ambassador Saint-Romain
... Messenger
... Pao
... Coscorao
MS
Mário Serrar... Sebastiao Dinis Velho
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... Producer