Top billed cast

1. 

   Pierce Brosnan

   King Louis XIV

2. 

   Kaya Scodelario

   Marie-Josephe D'Alember

3. 

   Benjamin Walker

   Yves De La Croix

4. 

   William Hurt

   Pere La Chaise

5. 

   Julie Andrews

   Narrator

6. 

   Fan Bingbing

   Mermaid

7. 

   Pablo Schreiber

   Dr. Labarthe

8. 

   Ben Lloyd-Hughes

   Jean-Michel Lintillac

9. 

   Rachel Griffiths

   Abbess

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Reviews

A review by JPRetana

Written by JPRetana on 2026-05-28

King Louis XIV fathered so many bastards even he would have a hard time keeping track. The King’s Daughter (2022) follows one of the lesser known.

You may notice that the title is not “La Fille du Roi.” This is because everyone involved is English, American, Australian, Scottish, and even Chinese — that is, anything but French. One can only wonder two things: 1) what would the French think of their most iconic monarch played by Pierce Brosnan, arguably the most British actor possible, and 2) why didn’t they just move the story from France to England?

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$40,500,000.00

Revenue
$2,200,000.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• immortality
• mermaid
• period drama
• illegitimate child
• quest
• 17th century