Cast (97)

Michel Auclair

Jacques Damiens

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Cardinal de Rohan

Jean-Louis Barrault

Fénelon

Jeanne Boitel

Mrs. de Sévigné

Gilbert Bokanowski

Louis XVI

Bourvil

Museum guard

Pauline Carton

Neighbor

Gino Cervi

Cagliostro

Jean Chevrier

Turenne

Aimé Clariond

Rivarol

Claudette Colbert

Mrs. de Montespan

Nicole Courcel

Mrs. de Chalis

Danièle Delorme

Louison Chabray

Yves Deniaud

Peasant

Jean Desailly

Marivaux

Renée Devillers

Mrs. Campan

Daniel Gélin

Jean Collinet

Fernand Gravey

Molière

Sacha Guitry

Louis XIV (older)

Pierre Larquey

Museum guard

Jean Marais

Louis XV

Georges Marchal

Louis XIV young

Lana Marconi

Marie-Antoinette / Nicole Legay

Mary Marquet

Mrs. de Maintenon

Gaby Morlay

Countess de la Motte

Claude Nollier

Countess de Soissons

Gisèle Pascal

Louise de La Vallière

Jean-Claude Pascal

Axel De Fersen

Gérard Philipe

D'Artagnan

Édith Piaf

Woman of the people

Micheline Presle

Mrs. de Pompadour

Jean Richard

Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe

Tino Rossi

Gondolier

Louis Seigner

Lavoisier

Raymond Souplex

Auctioneer

Maurice Teynac

Mr. de Montespan

Jean Tissier

Museum guard

Charles Vanel

Mr. de Vergennes

Orson Welles

Benjamin Franklin

Louis Arbessier

Louis XIII

Jacques Berthier

Robespierre

Georges Chamarat

Boileau

Annie Cordy

Mrs. Langlois

Jean-Jacques Delbo

Monsieur de la Motte

Albert Duvaleix

Buyer

Samson Fainsilber

Mazarin

Tania Fédor

Marie Lekzinska

Jacques François

Duke de Saint-Simon

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Revolutionary

Gilbert Gil

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Marie Mansart

Mrs. de Kerlor

Nicole Maurey

Miss de Fontanges

Jacques Morel

Böhmer

Jean Murat

Louvois

Constant Rémy

La Reynie

Germaine Rouer

Elmire

Jacques Varennes

Colbert

Howard Vernon

English buyer

Martine Alexis

Mrs. de Nouchy

Paul Azaïs

Revolutionary

Jean-Louis Allibert

Le Vau

Brigitte Bardot

Miss de Rosille

Lily Baron

Mrs. de Balto

Liliane Bert

Armande Béjart

Roland Bourdin

Fragonard

Jany Castel

Marie-Thérèse d'Espagne

André Chanu

Duc de Noailles

Anne Carrère

Mrs. de Chamarat

Claudy Chapeland

Louis XIII as a child

René Charles

Lord

France Delahalle

Lady of the court

Jacques Derives

Lord

Bernard Dhéran

Beaumarchais

Émile Drain

Napoléon Ier

Alain Durtal

Bontemps

Cécile Eddy

Mrs. de Frépons

Robert Favart

Mr. de Carlène

Jacques de Féraudy

Voltaire

Roger Gaillard

D'Alembert

Lucienne Granier

Mrs. de Senlis

Robert Hommet

Count de Langeais

Marcel Journet

Mr. de Beydz

Pierre Lord

Mansart

Jacques Mafioly

Mr. de Puiset

Olivier Mathot

Boileau

Gérard Moryn

Bossuet

Lucien Nat

Montesquieu

Gilles Quéant

Racine

Fernand René

Citizen poet

Gaston Rey

Henri IV

Philippe Richard

Louis Philippe 1st

Vanna Urbino

Medium

René Worms

Bassenge

Pierre Would

Vauban

Jacqueline Maillan

Visitor (uncredited)

Frédéric Rossif

Un homme du peuple (uncredited)

Guy Tréjan

Marc Rétaux de Villette (uncredited)

Crew (22)

Sacha Guitry

Director

Sacha Guitry

Writer

Louis Née

Camera Operator

Joseph de Bretagne

Sound Engineer

Marcel Rey

Key Hair Stylist

André Chabrol

Unit Production Manager

Maggy Rouff

Costume Design

Jean Françaix

Music

Marc Lanjean

Music Director

Roger Bar

Set Dresser

Francine Corteggiani

Script Supervisor

René Renoux

Production Design

Sacha Guitry

Producer

Alex Archambault

Key Makeup Artist

Ignace Morgenstern

Producer

François Gir

Assistant Director

Raymond Mairesse

Camera Operator

Gérard Renateau

Assistant Director

Clément Duhour

Executive Producer

Raymond Lamy

Editor

Raymond Gabutti

Art Direction

Pierre Montazel

Director of Photography