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The Affair of the Poisons

Nov 4, 1955 · 1h 43m
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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...

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CAST

Danielle Darrieux
Madame de Montespan
Viviane Romance
Catherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin
Paul Meurisse
l'abbé Guibourg
Anne Vernon
Hermine des Œillets
Maurice Teynac
Nicolas de La Reynie
Pierre Mondy
le capitaine François Desgrez
Roldano Lupi
Lesage
Christine Carrère
Angélique de Fontanges
Directed by Henri Decoin

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Original language
FR
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Production
Franco London Films, Excelsa Film
Country
FR
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