Jacques Damiens

Michel Auclair

Acting

Cardinal de Rohan

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Acting

Fénelon

Jean-Louis Barrault

Acting

Mrs. de Sévigné

Jeanne Boitel

Acting

Louis XVI

Gilbert Bokanowski

Acting

Museum guard

Bourvil

Acting

Neighbor

Pauline Carton

Acting

Cagliostro

Gino Cervi

Acting

Turenne

Jean Chevrier

Acting

Rivarol

Aimé Clariond

Acting

Mrs. de Montespan

Claudette Colbert

Acting

Mrs. de Chalis

Nicole Courcel

Acting

Louison Chabray

Danièle Delorme

Acting

Peasant

Yves Deniaud

Acting

Marivaux

Jean Desailly

Acting

Mrs. Campan

Renée Devillers

Acting

Jean Collinet

Daniel Gélin

Acting

Molière

Fernand Gravey

Acting

Louis XIV (older)

Sacha Guitry

Directing

Museum guard

Pierre Larquey

Acting

Louis XV

Jean Marais

Acting

Louis XIV young

Georges Marchal

Acting

Marie-Antoinette / Nicole Legay

Lana Marconi

Acting

Mrs. de Maintenon

Mary Marquet

Acting

Countess de la Motte

Gaby Morlay

Acting

Countess de Soissons

Claude Nollier

Acting

Louise de La Vallière

Gisèle Pascal

Acting

Axel De Fersen

Jean-Claude Pascal

Acting

D'Artagnan

Gérard Philipe

Acting

Woman of the people

Édith Piaf

Acting

Mrs. de Pompadour

Micheline Presle

Acting

Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe

Jean Richard

Acting

Gondolier

Tino Rossi

Acting

Lavoisier

Louis Seigner

Acting

Auctioneer

Raymond Souplex

Acting

Mr. de Montespan

Maurice Teynac

Acting

Museum guard

Jean Tissier

Acting

Mr. de Vergennes

Charles Vanel

Acting

Benjamin Franklin

Orson Welles

Directing

Louis XIII

Louis Arbessier

Acting

Robespierre

Jacques Berthier

Acting

Boileau

Georges Chamarat

Acting

Mrs. Langlois

Annie Cordy

Acting

Monsieur de la Motte

Jean-Jacques Delbo

Acting

Buyer

Albert Duvaleix

Acting

Mazarin

Samson Fainsilber

Acting

Marie Lekzinska

Tania Fédor

Acting

Duke de Saint-Simon

Jacques François

Acting

Revolutionary

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Acting

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Gilbert Gil

Acting

Mrs. de Kerlor

Marie Mansart

Acting

Miss de Fontanges

Nicole Maurey

Acting

Böhmer

Jacques Morel

Acting

Louvois

Jean Murat

Acting

La Reynie

Constant Rémy

Acting

Elmire

Germaine Rouer

Acting

Colbert

Jacques Varennes

Acting

English buyer

Howard Vernon

Acting

Mrs. de Nouchy

Martine Alexis

Acting

Revolutionary

Paul Azaïs

Acting

Le Vau

Jean-Louis Allibert

Acting

Miss de Rosille

Brigitte Bardot

Acting

Mrs. de Balto

Lily Baron

Acting

Armande Béjart

Liliane Bert

Acting

Fragonard

Roland Bourdin

Acting

Marie-Thérèse d'Espagne

Jany Castel

Acting

Duc de Noailles

André Chanu

Acting

Mrs. de Chamarat

Anne Carrère

Acting

Louis XIII as a child

Claudy Chapeland

Acting

Lord

René Charles

Acting

Lady of the court

France Delahalle

Acting

Lord

Jacques Derives

Acting

Beaumarchais

Bernard Dhéran

Acting

Napoléon Ier

Émile Drain

Acting

Bontemps

Alain Durtal

Acting

Mrs. de Frépons

Cécile Eddy

Acting

Mr. de Carlène

Robert Favart

Acting

Voltaire

Jacques de Féraudy

Acting

D'Alembert

Roger Gaillard

Acting

Mrs. de Senlis

Lucienne Granier

Acting

Count de Langeais

Robert Hommet

Acting

Mr. de Beydz

Marcel Journet

Acting

Mansart

Pierre Lord

Acting

Mr. de Puiset

Jacques Mafioly

Acting

Boileau

Olivier Mathot

Acting

Bossuet

Gérard Moryn

Acting

Montesquieu

Lucien Nat

Acting

Racine

Gilles Quéant

Acting

Citizen poet

Fernand René

Acting

Henri IV

Gaston Rey

Acting

Louis Philippe 1st

Philippe Richard

Acting

Medium

Vanna Urbino

Acting

Bassenge

René Worms

Acting

Vauban

Pierre Would

Acting

Visitor (uncredited)

Jacqueline Maillan

Acting

Un homme du peuple (uncredited)

Frédéric Rossif

Directing

Marc Rétaux de Villette (uncredited)

Guy Tréjan

Acting