Delusions of Grandeur
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74% Critic Match

Delusions of Grandeur

7.4 / 10 1971 1h 48mPG French
ComedyHistory

Storyline

Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by the people he oppresses. Accused by The Queen, a beautiful princess Bavarian, of having an illegitimate child to one of her maids of honor, he was stripped of his duties and ordered to retire to a monastery.

Cast & Crew

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Don Salluste de Bazan

Lead
Yves Montand

Yves Montand

Blaze, Don Sallust's valet

Alice Sapritch

Alice Sapritch

Dona Juana, first lady of the queen

Karin Schubert

Karin Schubert

Queen of Spain

Alberto de Mendoza

Alberto de Mendoza

King of Spain

Jaime de Mora y Aragón

Jaime de Mora y Aragón

Marquis of Priego

Eduardo Fajardo

Eduardo Fajardo

Cortega

Antonio Pica

Antonio Pica

Duke of Los Montes

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gérard Oury's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Delusions of Grandeur is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker