
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
Drama · History
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Jean-Marie Patte
Jean-Marie Patte
Louis XIV
Jean-Marie Patte
Louis XIV


Raymond Jourdan
Raymond Jourdan
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Raymond Jourdan
Jean Baptiste Colbert


Silvagni
Silvagni
Cardinal Mazarin
Silvagni
Cardinal Mazarin


Katharina Renn
Katharina Renn
Anne d'Autriche
Katharina Renn
Anne d'Autriche


Dominique Vincent
Dominique Vincent
Madame Du Plessis
Dominique Vincent
Madame Du Plessis


Pierre Barrat
Pierre Barrat
Nicolas Fouquet
Pierre Barrat
Nicolas Fouquet


Fernand Fabre
Fernand Fabre
Michel Le Tellier
Fernand Fabre
Michel Le Tellier
Françoise Ponty
Françoise Ponty
Louise de la Vallière
Françoise Ponty
Louise de la Vallière
Joëlle Laugeois
Joëlle Laugeois
Marie-Thérèse
Joëlle Laugeois
Marie-Thérèse


Maurice Barrier
Maurice Barrier
D'Artagnan
Maurice Barrier
D'Artagnan
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