The Affair of the Poisons
L'Affaire des poisons
Release: 1955-11-04
·Runtime: 103m
·★ 6.6
History
Crime
Drama
Horror
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...
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Franco London Films
Excelsa Film
Cast
Albert Rémy
as le bourreau Guillaume
Renaud Mary
as Henri de Montespan
Danielle Darrieux
as Madame de Montespan
Anne Vernon
as Hermine des Œillets
Pierre Mondy
as le capitaine François Desgrez
Viviane Romance
as Catherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin
Paul Meurisse
as l'abbé Guibourg
Maurice Teynac
as Nicolas de La Reynie
Roldano Lupi
as Lesage
