The Affair of the Poisons (film)

1955 film

The Affair of the Poisons

Directed by| Henri Decoin
Written by| Henri Decoin
Georges Neveux
Albert Valentin
Based on| The Affair of the Poisons by Victorien Sardou
Produced by| Henry Deutschmeister
Antonio Mosco
Nicola Naracci
Starring| Danielle Darrieux
Viviane Romance
Paul Meurisse
Cinematography| Borys Lewin
Edited by| Claude Durand
Music by| René Cloërec

Production
companies

Franco London Films
Excelsa Film

Distributed by| Gaumont Distribution

Release date

* 4 November 1955 (1955-11-04)

Running time

| 111 minutes
Countries| France
Italy
Language| French

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.[1]

## Synopsis

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Worried that she is losing the interest of Louis XIV, his lover Madame de Montespan turns to a young witch who takes part in network of black magic and poisoning. The ensuing scandal rocks the French court and leads to arrests, executions and the banishment of de Montespan from public life.

## Cast

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* Danielle Darrieux as Françoise Athénaïs de Montespan
* Viviane Romance as Catherine Deshayes dite La Voisin
* Paul Meurisse as L'abbé Etienne Guibourg
* Anne Vernon as Hermine Des Oeillets
* Pierre Mondy as Le capitaine François Desgrez
* François Patrice as Monsieur de Lignières
* Christine Carère as Marie-Angélique de Fontanges
* Roldano Lupi as L'alchimiste Lesage
* Albert Rémy as Le bourreau Guillaume
* Luisa Rossi as Madame Gobet
* Renaud Mary as Henri de Montespan
* Maurice Teynac as Nicolas de la Reynie
* Roland Armontel as L'aveugle
* Michel Etcheverry as Le prédicateur
* Albert Michel as Gobet
* Jacques Moulières as L'enfant de l'aveugle
* André Numès Fils as Le greffier
* Dominique Page as La fille enceinte
* Simone Paris as Madame de Ludre
* Jean-Marie Robain as Un juge de la Chambre Ardente

## References

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1. ^ Oscherwitz p.36

## Bibliography

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* Oscherwitz, Danya. Past Forward: French Cinema and the Post-Colonial Heritage. SIU Press, 2010.

## External links

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* The Affair of the Poisons at IMDb

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The films of Henri Decoin

* The Oil Sharks (1933)
* Toboggan (1934)
* The Green Domino (1935)
* Mademoiselle ma mère (1936)
* Abused Confidence (1938)
* Return at Dawn (1938)
* Beating Heart (1940)
* Premier rendez-vous (1941)
* The Strangers in the House (1942)
* The Benefactor (1942)
* Love Marriage (1942)
* The Man from London (1943)
* I Am with You (1943)
* The Devil's Daughter (1946)
* The Lovers of Pont Saint Jean (1947)
* Clockface Café (1947)
* Not Guilty (1947)
* Monelle (1948)
* Between Eleven and Midnight (1949)
* At the Grand Balcony (1949)
* Three Telegrams (1950)
* Clara de Montargis (1951)
* La Vérité sur Bébé Donge (1952)
* Love and Desire (1952)
* Lovers of Toledo (1953)
* Dortoir des grandes (1953)
* Les Intrigantes (1954)
* The Bed (1954)
* One Step to Eternity (1954)
* The Affair of the Poisons (1955)
* Razzia sur la chnouf (1955)
* Folies-Bergère (1957)
* Burning Fuse (1957)
* Charming Boys (1957)
* Anyone Can Kill Me (1957)
* The Cat (1958)
* Too Late to Love (1959)
* Nathalie, Secret Agent (1959)
* The Cat Shows Her Claws (1960)
* The Pavements of Paris (1961)
* Le Masque de fer (1962)
* Where the Truth Lies (1962)
* Casablanca, Nest of Spies (1963)
* Nick Carter va tout casser (1964)
* Les Parias de la gloire (1964)

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