The Affair of the Poisons

Overview

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...

Directed by Henri Decoin

Top cast

Danielle Darrieux

Madame de Montespan

Viviane Romance

Catherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin

Paul Meurisse

l'abbé Guibourg

Anne Vernon

Hermine des Œillets

Maurice Teynac

Nicolas de La Reynie

Pierre Mondy

le capitaine François Desgrez

Roldano Lupi

Lesage

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Christine Carrère

Angélique de Fontanges

Albert Rémy

le bourreau Guillaume

Renaud Mary

Henri de Montespan

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