The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
(1966) | Released
Ratings
7
7.3
100%
Financials
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: - $0
Movie Details
Tag Line:
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Oct 8, 1966
Rating: 1966-10-08
Run Time: 1h 30m
Original Language: French
Website: -
Production Countries: France
Production Companies: Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française
Genres
Keywords
People Rated This
Watch The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
Stream with a subscription
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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Directing | Director |
Roberto Rossellini
|
| Writing | Writer |
Philippe Erlanger
Jean Gruault
Roberto Rossellini
|
| Scenario Writer |
Michelle Podroznik
|
|
| Camera | Director of Photography |
Jean-Louis Picavet
Georges Leclerc
|
| Art | Production Design |
Maurice Valay
|
| Sound | Sound Mixer |
Jean-Claude Brisson
Jean-Paul Quiquempois
|
| Sound Designer |
Jacques Gayet
Betty Willemetz
|
|
| Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist |
Nadine Jouve
|
| Costume Design |
Christiane Coste
|
|
| Crew | Second Unit |
Renzo Rossellini
|
| Editing | Editor |
Armand Ridel
|
| Production | Producer |
Claude Baks
|
| Department | Role | Name |