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The Case of Poisons

6.6 103 mins History   Crime   Drama   Horror   1955
Franco London Films   Excelsa Film  
Director(s): Henri Decoin

Madame de Montespan, the Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XIV, has been in disgrace since the King set eyes on a younger beauty, Marie-Angélique Scorailles. Having had enough of the situation, the rejected mistress decides to visit La Voisin, a woman known as a fortune teller, a doctor, a midwife and who is also said to arrange black masses and sell poisons. Some time later Marie-Angélique, now Duchess of Fontanges, dies mysteriously aged only twenty...

Casts of The Case of Poisons

Danielle Darrieux

as Madame de Montespan

Viviane Romance

as Catherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin

Paul Meurisse

as l'abbé Guibourg

Anne Vernon

as Hermine des Œillets

Maurice Teynac

as Nicolas de La Reynie

Pierre Mondy

as le capitaine François Desgrez

Roldano Lupi

as Lesage

Christine Carrère

as Angélique de Fontanges

Albert Rémy

as le bourreau Guillaume

Renaud Mary

as Henri de Montespan

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