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The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966)
Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, the Superintendant who has been systematically looting the treasury and wants to be prime minister. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power and overplays his hand by offering a bribe to Louis' mistress to be his ally. She reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant strategy to keep merchants making money, nobles in debt, the urban poor working and fed, and peasants untaxed.
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Writing:
Stars:
- Roberto Rossellini
Writing:
- Roberto Rossellini
- Jean Gruault
- Philippe Erlanger
Stars:
Release Date: 1966-10-08
7.0/10
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- Country: FR
- Language: Français
- Runtime: 90
D'Artagnan
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Michel Le Tellier
Monsieur
Mlle de Chemerault
Mme de Motteville
L'assistant de Le Vau
Louis XIV
Anne d'Autriche
Le Père Joly
Le Vau
Mousquetaire
Marinier
Une paysanne
Madame Henrietta
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