Cast (97)
Michel Auclair

Jacques Damiens

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Cardinal de Rohan

Jeanne Boitel

Mrs. de Sévigné

Bourvil

Museum guard

Gino Cervi

Cagliostro

Claudette Colbert

Mrs. de Montespan

Nicole Courcel

Mrs. de Chalis

Danièle Delorme

Louison Chabray

Renée Devillers

Mrs. Campan

Daniel Gélin

Jean Collinet

Sacha Guitry

Louis XIV (older)

Pierre Larquey

Museum guard

Jean Marais

Louis XV

Georges Marchal

Louis XIV young

Lana Marconi

Marie-Antoinette / Nicole Legay

Mary Marquet

Mrs. de Maintenon

Gaby Morlay

Countess de la Motte

Claude Nollier

Countess de Soissons

Gisèle Pascal

Louise de La Vallière

Jean-Claude Pascal

Axel De Fersen

Gérard Philipe

D'Artagnan

Édith Piaf

Woman of the people

Micheline Presle

Mrs. de Pompadour

Jean Richard

Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe

Tino Rossi

Gondolier

Louis Seigner

Lavoisier

Raymond Souplex

Auctioneer

Maurice Teynac

Mr. de Montespan

Jean Tissier

Museum guard

Charles Vanel

Mr. de Vergennes

Orson Welles

Benjamin Franklin

Louis Arbessier

Louis XIII

Jacques Berthier

Robespierre

Annie Cordy

Mrs. Langlois

Jean-Jacques Delbo

Monsieur de la Motte

Tania Fédor

Marie Lekzinska

Jacques François

Duke de Saint-Simon

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Revolutionary

Gilbert Gil

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Marie Mansart

Mrs. de Kerlor

Nicole Maurey

Miss de Fontanges

Jean Murat

Louvois

Howard Vernon

English buyer

Martine Alexis

Mrs. de Nouchy

Paul Azaïs

Revolutionary

Brigitte Bardot

Miss de Rosille

Lily Baron

Mrs. de Balto

Liliane Bert

Armande Béjart

Jany Castel

Marie-Thérèse d'Espagne

André Chanu

Duc de Noailles

Anne Carrère

Mrs. de Chamarat

Claudy Chapeland

Louis XIII as a child

France Delahalle

Lady of the court

Bernard Dhéran

Beaumarchais

Émile Drain

Napoléon Ier

Alain Durtal

Bontemps

Cécile Eddy

Mrs. de Frépons

Robert Favart

Mr. de Carlène

Roger Gaillard

D'Alembert

Lucienne Granier

Mrs. de Senlis

Robert Hommet

Count de Langeais

Marcel Journet

Mr. de Beydz

Jacques Mafioly

Mr. de Puiset

Lucien Nat

Montesquieu

Fernand René

Citizen poet

Gaston Rey

Henri IV

Philippe Richard

Louis Philippe 1st

René Worms

Bassenge

Jacqueline Maillan

Visitor (uncredited)

Frédéric Rossif

Un homme du peuple (uncredited)

Guy Tréjan

Marc Rétaux de Villette (uncredited)

Crew (22)

Directing

Sacha Guitry

Director

François Gir

Assistant Director

Gérard Renateau

Assistant Director

Francine Corteggiani

Script Supervisor

Writing

Costume & Make-Up

Maggy Rouff

Costume Design

Marcel Rey

Key Hair Stylist

Alex Archambault

Key Makeup Artist

Camera

Louis Née

Camera Operator

Raymond Mairesse

Camera Operator

Pierre Montazel

Director of Photography

Art

René Renoux

Production Design

Roger Bar

Set Dresser

Raymond Gabutti

Art Direction

Sound

Joseph de Bretagne

Sound Engineer

Marc Lanjean

Music Director

Jean Françaix

Original Music Composer

Production

André Chabrol

Unit Production Manager

Clément Duhour

Executive Producer

Sacha Guitry

Producer

Editing