The Poison Affair
A Feature film of
Produced by
Production year1955
French release04/11/1955
Runtime
1h 56m
Synopsis
During the reign of France's King Louis XIV, Danielle Darrieux stars as Mme de Montespan, who is, to use the common 17th century euphemism, a "favorite" of the French monarch. When she is cast aside by His Majesty, Mme. De Montespan schemes to discredit her rival for Louis' affections. Conspiring with defrocked priest Guibourg (Paul Meurisse) and fortune teller La Voisin (Vivienne Romance), the "heroine" begins to poison a number of aristocrats close to the king, then plants evidence suggesting that her rival is responsible. The film accommodates any number of lurid (but historically accurate) sequences, including a harrowing torture-chamber episode.
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (36)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Franco-London Films
- Foreign production company : Excelsa Film
- Film exports/foreign sales : Gaumont
- French distribution : Gaumont
Full credits (16)
- Screenwriters : Albert Valentin, Henri Decoin, Georges Neveux
- Director of Photography : Pierre Montazel
- Music Composer : René Cloerec
- Assistant directors : Michel Deville, Pierre Pelegri
- Editor : Boris Lewin
- Sound Recordist : Jacques Lebreton
- Costume designers : Monique Plotin, Jean Zay
- Author of original work : Victorien Sardou
- Producer : Henry Deutschmeister
- Assistant Operator : Robert Foucard
- Camera Operator : Gilbert Chain
- Production Manager : Louis Wipf
- Continuity supervisor : Suzanne Durrenberger
- Production Designer : Jean D'Eaubonne
- Still Photographer : Jean Klissak
- Location Manager : Lucien Lippens
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Historical
- Themes : Murder
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Italy
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Italy)
- Production year : 1955
- French release : 04/11/1955
- Runtime : 1 h 56 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 14856
- Visa issue date : 04/11/1955
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Audio format : Mono
