Synopsis
This is a ribald though talkative look at the life and loves, mainly loves, of Henri IV, France's lecherous, 17th-century king. Henri (Francis Claude) has the misfortune of being married to a sharp-tongued woman but the good fortune of being king. That position nets him plenty of mistresses and an increasing number of illegitimate children. When the older king takes an interest in Charlotte (Daniele Gaubert) a teen forty years his junior, he opts to marry her off to a disinterested son (Jean Sorel) in order to have her nearby.
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (37)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Hoche Productions
- Foreign production company : Da Ma Produzione
- Film exports/foreign sales : Gaumont
- French distribution : Gaumont
Full credits (10)
- Screenwriters : Jean Aurenche, Henri Jeanson
- Director of Photography : Jacques Natteau
- Music Composer : René Cloerec
- Editor : Madeleine Gug
- Sound Recordist : René-Christian Forget
- Costume designers : Rosine Delamare, Marcel Escoffier
- Producer : Ray Ventura
- Production Manager : Yves Laplanche
- Production Designer : Max Douy
- Still Photographer : Walter Limot
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Historical, Comedy
- Themes : History
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Italy
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Italy)
- Production year : 1961
- French release : 05/04/1961
- Runtime : 2 h
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 24054
- Visa issue date : 04/04/1961
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.35
- Audio format : Mono