Angelique and the King (French: Angélique et le Roy), Italian: Angelica alla corte del re) is a 1966 historical adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie. It stars Michèle Mercier.[1] It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany.

Angelique and the King
Italian poster
Directed by	Bernard Borderie
Written by	Anne Golon Serge Golon (novel Angélique and the King)
Produced by	Francis Cosne Raymond Borderie
Starring	Michèle Mercier Robert Hossein Jean Rochefort
Cinematography	Henri Persin
Edited by	Christian Gaudin
Music by	Michel Magne
Production companies	Films Borderie Fono Roma Francos Films Gloria Film Liber Film
Distributed by	Gloria Film
Release date	4 February 1966
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	France Italy West Germany
Language	French
Budget	52.8 million tickets

It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place at Versailles, the Abbey of Fontenay, the Château de Chantilly and Senlis. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.

Plot

In the third film of the Angelique series, the title character is sent on a mission by King Louis XIV of France. Later she learns that rumors are spreading that she is the King's mistress. In addition, she learns a secret that a satanic cult are practicing human sacrifices.

Cast

• Michèle Mercier as Angélique de Plessis-Bellière
• Robert Hossein as Jeoffrey de Peyrac
• Jean Rochefort as Desgrez
• Claude Giraud as Philippe de Plessis-Bellières
• Jacques Toja as Louis XIV
• Sami Frey as Bachtiary Bey
• Estella Blain as De Montespan
• Fred Williams as Ràkóczi
• Pasquale Martino as Savary
• Jean Parédès as Saint-Amon
• René Lefèvre as Colbert
• Michel Galabru as Bontemps
• Philippe Lemaire as de Vardes
• Ann Smyrner as Thérèse
• Carol Le Besqueas as La Desoeillet
• Michel Thomass as Monsieur de Bonchef
• Robert Favart as the surgeon
• Roberto as Barcarolle

Box office

The film sold 9,477,873 tickets in France, Germany and Spain.[2] It also sold 43.3 million tickets in the Soviet Union,[3] for a worldwide total of 52,777,873 ticket sales.

References

External links

• Angelique and the King at IMDb

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