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Angelique and the King
“The dazzling mistress of rogues and royalty gambles her beauty for the favor of the most elegant Libertine in all of France - Louis XIV himself.”
6.5 / 10• 1966• 1h 40m•NR• French
AdventureHistoryRomance
Storyline
Soon after her latest husband death, the King himself (Louis XIV) meets with our heroine and begs her to help convince the Persian Ambassador to agree to a treaty. However, what they didn't realize was that the handsome Persian was in fact a sexual sadist. So, it is up to the King's half- brother, some Hungarian prince, to save Angélique from the evil troll's clutches.
Cast & Crew
Michèle Mercier
Angélique de Plessis-Bellière
Lead
Robert Hossein
Jeoffrey de Peyrac
Jean Rochefort
François Desgrez / Narrator (voice)
Jacques Toja
Louis XIV
Sami Frey
Zoukim Batchiary Bey
Estella Blain
Madame de Montespan
Fred Williams
Vladimir Stanislas Racoczi
Pasquale Martino
Savary
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bernard Borderie's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Angelique and the King is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
