The Affair of the Poisons (1955)
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...
- Released
- 1955-11-04
- Genres
- History, Crime, Drama, Horror
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Henri Decoin
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 9 votes
Cast
- 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