The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

Name: The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 08 Oct 1966
Rating: 7.10
Cast: Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan, Silvagni, Katharina Renn, Dominique Vincent

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.

Year: 1966

Genre: Drama, History

Studio: Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française

Director: Roberto Rossellini

Cast: Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan, Silvagni, Katharina Renn, Dominique Vincent, Pierre Barrat

Crew: Claude Baks (Producer), Roberto Rossellini (Director), Michelle Podroznik (Scenario Writer), Philippe Erlanger (Writer), Christiane Coste (Costume Design), Jean Gruault (Writer)

Runtime: 95 minutes

Release: Oct 08, 1966

IMDb: 7.10/10 by 46 users

Popularity: 1

Country: France

Language: Français