The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, the Superintendant who has been systematically looting the treasury and wants to be prime minister. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power and overplays his hand by offering a bribe to Louis' mistress to be his ally. She reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant strategy to keep merchants making money, nobles in debt, the urban poor working and fed, and peasants untaxed.

Country:

France

Genre:

Drama,

History

Duration:

95 minutes

Year:

1966

Director:

Roberto Rossellini

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Company:

ORTF

Cast:

Louis XIV

Jean Baptiste Colbert

Cardinal Mazarin

Anne d'Autriche

Madame Du Plessis

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