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Louis XIV
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Synopsis
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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Raymond Jourdan
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Silvagni
Cardinal Mazarin
Katharina Renn
Anne d'Autriche
Dominique Vincent
Madame Du Plessis
Pierre Barrat
Nicolas Fouquet
Fernand Fabre
Michel Le Tellier
No photo Françoise Ponty
Louise de la Vallière
No photo Joëlle Laugeois
Marie-Thérèse
Maurice Barrier
D'Artagnan
André Dumas
Le Père Joly
No photo François Mirante
M. de Brienne
Roger Guillo
L'apothicaire
No photo Louis Raymond
Le premier médecin
No photo Maurice Bourbon
Le deuxième médecin
No photo Michel Ferre
M. de Gesvres
No photo Guy Pintat
Le chef-cuisinier
Michelle Marquais
Mme de Motteville
No photo Jean-Jacques Daubin
M. de Vardes
No photo Georges Goubert
M. de Soyecourt
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What year was The Taking of Power by Louis XIV released?
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV was released in 1966.
How long is The Taking of Power by Louis XIV?
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV has a runtime of 1h 35m.
What genre is The Taking of Power by Louis XIV?
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV is classified as Drama, History.