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The dazzling mistress of rogues and royalty gambles her beauty for the favor of the most elegant Libertine in all of France - Louis XIV himself. - Angelique and the King
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Title: Angelique and the King

Release Date: 31 Jan 1966

Runtime: 1h 40m

Genre: Adventure, History, Romance

Director: Les Films Borderie, Fono Roma, Francos Films

Production Companies: Les Films Borderie, Fono Roma, Francos Films

Overview: Soon after her latest husband death, the King himself (Louis XIV) meets with our heroine and begs her to help convince the Persian Ambassador to agree to a treaty. However, what they didn't realize was that the handsome Persian was in fact a sexual sadist. So, it is up to the King's half- brother, some Hungarian prince, to save Angélique from the evil troll's clutches.

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Average Vote: 6.516 (128 votes)

Cast

  • Angélique de Plessis-Bellière: Michèle Mercier
  • Jeoffrey de Peyrac: Robert Hossein
  • François Desgrez / Narrator (voice): Jean Rochefort
  • Louis XIV: Jacques Toja
  • Zoukim Batchiary Bey: Sami Frey
  • Madame de Montespan: Estella Blain
  • Vladimir Stanislas Racoczi: Fred Williams
  • Savary: Pasquale Martino
  • Saint-Amon: Jean Parédès
  • Philippe de Plessis-Bellières: Claude Giraud
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