Angelique and the King

1966 French film

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 (1966-02-04)

Running time

| 100 minutes
Countries| France
Italy
West Germany
Language| French
Budget| 52.8 million tickets

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.

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.

## Synopsis

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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

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* 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

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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

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1. ^ "Angelique and the King". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
2. ^ "Angélique et le Roy (1966)". JP's Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
3. ^ ""Анжелика и король" (Angélique et le Roy)". KinoPoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 26 June 2020.

## External links

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* Angelique and the King at IMDb

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* France
* BnF data

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