The Affair of the Poisons

Overview

Madame de Montespan, the Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XIV, has been in disgrace since the King set eyes on a younger beauty, Marie-Angélique Scorailles. Having had enough of the situation, the rejected mistress decides to visit La Voisin, a woman known as a fortune teller, a doctor, a midwife and who is also said to arrange black masses and sell poisons. Some time later Marie-Angélique, now Duchess of Fontanges, dies mysteriously aged only twenty...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 4, 1955

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

Excelsa Film,Franco London Films

Cast

Maurice Teynac,Viviane Romance,Paul Meurisse,Christine Carrère,Pierre Mondy,Albert Rémy,Renaud Mary,Danielle Darrieux,Roldano Lupi,Anne Vernon

Director

Henri Decoin

Writer

Henri Decoin,Albert Valentin,Georges Neveux

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0048516