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02/11/2016 Drama, History 1h 55m
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Overview

August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next days, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has a serious fever. He barely eats and weakens increasingly. This is the start of the slow agony of the greatest king of France, surrounded by his relatives and doctors.

  1. Albert Serra

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jean-Pierre Léaud

    Louis XIV

  2. Patrick d'Assumçao

    Fagon, le médecin

  3. Marc Susini

    Blouin, le valet de chambre

  4. Bernard Belin

    Mareschal, le chirurgien

  5. Irène Silvagni

    Madame de Maintenon

  6. Vicenç Altaió

    Le Brun

  7. Jacques Henric

    Père Le Tellier

  8. Alain Lajoinie

    Le Pelletier

  9. Olivier Cadiot

    Médecin 1

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-04-19
I was wondering, as I watched this, just how the last few days of Queen Elizabeth II - herself reigning for almost as long - might have looked in comparison with this depiction of the last few days of the acclaimed 'Sun King". Somehow, I doubt she would have been surrounded by quite such a grouping of acolytes and sycophants. Such a collection of quacks and hangers-on riddled with an obsequiousness that would have made "Obadiah Slope" blush. The King has taken to his bed, at the age of 76, suffering from acute pains in his leg. Perched, rather uncomfortably, and adorned with a wig that would n...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$17,355.00

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