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97 members

Sacha Guitry
Louis XIV (older)

Bourvil
Museum guard

Lana Marconi
Marie-Antoinette / Nicole Legay

Gaby Morlay
Countess de la Motte

Gérard Philipe
D'Artagnan

Jean Marais
Louis XV

Jean Desailly
Marivaux

Jean-Louis Barrault
Fénelon

Jeanne Boitel
Mrs. de Sévigné

Gilbert Bokanowski
Louis XVI

Michel Auclair
Jacques Damiens

Jean-Pierre Aumont
Cardinal de Rohan

Pauline Carton
Neighbor

Gino Cervi
Cagliostro

Jean Chevrier
Turenne

Georges Marchal
Louis XIV young

Aimé Clariond
Rivarol

Claudette Colbert
Mrs. de Montespan

Nicole Courcel
Mrs. de Chalis

Danièle Delorme
Louison Chabray

Yves Deniaud
Peasant

Renée Devillers
Mrs. Campan

Daniel Gélin
Jean Collinet

Fernand Gravey
Molière

Pierre Larquey
Museum guard
Mary Marquet
Mrs. de Maintenon

Claude Nollier
Countess de Soissons

Gisèle Pascal
Louise de La Vallière

Jean-Claude Pascal
Axel De Fersen

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)
22 members
Sacha Guitry
Director
François Gir
Assistant Director
Gérard Renateau
Assistant Director
Francine Corteggiani
Script Supervisor
Sacha Guitry
Writer
André Chabrol
Unit Production Manager
Clément Duhour
Executive Producer
Ignace Morgenstern
Producer
Sacha Guitry
Producer
Louis Née
Camera Operator
Raymond Mairesse
Camera Operator
Pierre Montazel
Director of Photography
Joseph de Bretagne
Sound Engineer
Marc Lanjean
Music Director
Jean Françaix
Original Music Composer
René Renoux
Production Design
Roger Bar
Set Dresser
Raymond Gabutti
Art Direction
Maggy Rouff
Costume Design
Marcel Rey
Key Hair Stylist
Alex Archambault
Key Makeup Artist
Raymond Lamy
Editor