The Case of Poisons (1955)
1h 43m
Running Time
November 4, 1955Release Date
The Case of Poisons (1955)
1h 43m
Running Time
November 4, 1955Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.
Danielle Darrieux
Françoise Athénaïs de Montespan
Viviane Romance
Catherine Deshayes dite La Voisin
Paul Meurisse
L'abbé Etienne Guibourg
Maurice Teynac
Nicolas de La Reynie
Anne Vernon
Hermine Des Oeillets
Pierre Mondy
Le capitaine François Desgrez
François Patrice
Monsieur de Lignières
Christine Carère
Marie-Angélique de Fontanges
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 4, 1955
Original NameL'Affaire des poisons
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Genres
Wiki.
The Affair of the Poisons (French: L'affaire des poisons, Italian: Il processo dei veleni) is a 1955 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Danielle Darrieux, Viviane Romance and Paul Meurisse. The film is adapted from the 1907 play of the same title by Victorien Sardou. It was shot in Technicolor at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. The film is set against the backdrop of the real Affair of the Poisons in seventeenth century France, and demonstrates a darker tone than many more nostalgic depictions of the past.